Bone lion's head protome with glass eyes

Unknown

1st century CE · bone and glass · Greek and Roman Art

This protome is very similar to the four that decorate the couch displayed in the adjacent Roman Imperial Gallery. The lion's head, however, is more rounded in shape and the glass eyes are better preserved and more realistic.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

bone and glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Malcolm Wiener, on the occasion of the reinstallation of the Greek and Roman galleries, 2006