Bronze statuette of a lion

Unknown

6th century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

The pose and attenuated form of this solid-cast bronze are reminiscent of the monumental stone lions that guard a street at the Greek sanctuary of Apollo on the island of Delos. This lion may once have ornamented a large bronze vessel or brazier and is perhaps a product of Vulci.

Artist

Unknown

Date

6th century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971