Limestone cornice with a lion’s head

Limestone cornice with a lion’s head

Description:

The fragment belongs to a cornice (sima), possibly where it meets the slope of a pediment. In addition to the moldings, there is a competently rendered lion’s head in relief.


WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 16 × 9 × 6 in., 27.5 lb. (40.6 × 22.9 × 15.2 cm, 12.5 kg)

Period:

Roman

Date:

0 - 100 AD

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. XXVII.83, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1387, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 435, p. 308, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.2617