Figurine
Protome
48-2-145
Location: On Display in the Rome Gallery
From: Turkey (Country)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 48-2-145 |
| Current Location | Rome Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Turkey (Country) |
| Date Made | 200-299 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Iconography | Lion |
| Description | Lion. Greenish patina removed in 1966. Color of metal is now yellow with a silvery artificial dusting. Body is broken off just behind forelegs; and ends of legs were also broken off. There is a hole in the bottom for a modern nail. The lion is couchant or crouching with its front paws extended. hair of the mane is in coarse relief. |
| Height | 4.1 cm |
| Length | 4.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
| Other Number | 14 - Collector Number | L-2-66 - Old Loan Number |
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