Bronze figure of a recumbent lion

Unknown

ca. 550–500 BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

The lion figure is sensitively executed and likely adorned a larger object, perhaps a cauldron or a brazier, a low cylindrical vessel that was associated with ritual offerings and banqueting and frequently found in Etruscan tombs.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 550–500 BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Italic, Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020