Classical
Fragment of a limestone funerary stele with a recumbent lion
The lion is recumbent to the right, the front paws crossed. Overall: 13 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 15 in. (34.3 x 13.3 x 38.1 cm)
Accession No.
74.51.2649
Collection
Provenance
- From the necropolis of Golgoi
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. XCV, 637, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1394, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Pogiatzi, Elena. 2003. Die Grabreliefs auf Zypern: von der archaischen bis zur romischen Zeit. cat. 26, p. 125, pl. XVII, Mannheim: Bibliopolis.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 463, p. 333, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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