Bronze figure of a recumbent lion
Unknown
ca. 550–500 BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art
The figure likely adorned a larger object, perhaps a brazier, a vessel that was associated with ritual offerings and banqueting that are frequently found in Etruscan tombs.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 550–500 BCE
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- Etruscan
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
