Limestone Lionness Figure
Description: | Painted limestone figure of a lionness. Lionness seated on a plinth; the fore paws and the right cheek injured. The mouth is open and shows traces of red paint. The tail curves round the right hip. No mane is shown. Dimensions: Height: 13.20 centimetres Object Type: figure Techniques: painted |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 600 - 550 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Kamiros |
Accession Number: | 1862,0530.3 |