Bronze lion paw - image 1

Archaic I

Bronze lion paw

Form of a lion's paw with four toes; at back, rectangular socket with remains of iron. This paw, along with 74.51.5567, was long considered part of a rod tripod. Recent study has revealed that they belong with a paw now in Berlin and that all three probably come from a piece of furniture, such as a three-legged table (note the terracotta example, 74.51.1790) a support, or a candelabrum. H. 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm) length 3 in. (7.6 cm)

Date

699 - 600 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5568

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 4952, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Richter, Gisela M. A. 1915. Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes. no. 1191, pp. 350-52, New York: Gilliss Press.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 280, p. 173, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.