Limestone statue of a lion

Limestone statue of a lion

Description:

The mane, jutting above the forehead, consists of irregular, flamelike tufts.


H. 5 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (14 x 17.1 x 29.8 cm)

Period:

Hellenistic

Date:

299 - 200 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios

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.640, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1105, p. 176, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1940-1945. "Excavations in Cyprus, 1913." Annual of the British School at Athens, 41: p. 65.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 319, p. 239, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.2628