Lion
Lion

Currently not on view

Lion,

7th–9th century

Slavic
y98 k

Information

Title
Lion
Dates

7th–9th century

Medium
Lead
Dimensions
4.5 x 7.3 cm (1 3/4 x 2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Caroline G. Mather Fund, in 1924
Object Number
y98 k
Place Excavated

Northern Greece, Velestino

Culture
Slavic
Type
metalwork, plaques
Materials
lead
Subject
lions, relief

Said to be from Velestino, Thessaly, Greece. 1924 purchase by Princeton University Art Museum.

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