Classical
Limestone cornice with a lion’s head
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)
Classification
- Object type
- Architectural element
- Motif
- Lion
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 399 - 300 BC
Accession No.
74.51.2867
Collection
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.
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