Limestone cornice with a lion’s head

Limestone cornice with a lion’s head

Description:

Cornice fragment with a decorative lion's head.


WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 13 1/2 × 27 1/2 × 9 1/2 in., 63 lb. (34.3 × 69.9 × 24.1 cm, 28.6 kg)

Period:

Classical

Date:

399 - 300 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates

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.638, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1388, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 436, p. 309, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.2867