Lion protome
Lion protome

On view

Ancient Mediterranean Art

Lion protome,

ca. 650–625 BCE

Etruscan
Archaic Period, ca. 600–480 BCE
y1989-23

Information

Title
Lion protome
Dates

ca. 650–625 BCE

Medium
Bucchero ware ceramic
Dimensions
11.8 x 5.2 x 5.2 cm (4 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
y1989-23
Place Made

Europe, Italy, Etruria (central Italy)

Culture
Etruscan
Period
Archaic (Greek), Bucchero
Type
vessels (containers), ceramics, rhyta
Materials
ceramic
Subject
allover patterns, scale pattern, meanders (patterns), lions

Museum purchase from Mathias Komor, NY, in 1989

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