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This protome is very similar to the four that decorate the couch displayed in the adjacent Roman Imperial Gallery. The lion's head, however, is more rounded in shape and the glass eyes are better preserved and more realistic.
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Title: Bone lion's head protome with glass eyes
Period: Early Imperial
Date: 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: bone and glass
Dimensions: 3 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (9.5 × 12.1 × 5.7 cm)
Classifications: Miscellaneous-Bone, Ivory
Credit Line: Gift of Malcolm Wiener, on the occasion of the reinstallation of the Greek and Roman galleries, 2006
Object Number: 2006.514.1
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