Bronze statuette of a lion
The pose and attenuated form of this solid-cast bronze are reminiscent of the monumental stone lions that guard a street at the Greek sanctuary of Apollo on the island of Delos. This lion may once have ornamented a large bronze vessel or brazier and is perhaps a product of Vulci.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bronze statuette of a lion
- Period: Archaic
- Date: 6th century BCE
- Culture: Etruscan
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
- Classification: Bronzes
- Credit Line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
- Object Number: 1972.118.58
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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ca. 630–615 BCE
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