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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.16
Title
Lion Head Protome with Open Mouth
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
4th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinthia
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/288984

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchased from G. Max Bernheimer, Bernheimer Antique Arts, Cambridge, MA.
From Stuart Thorne by bequest.
ex. coll. Mrs.Thorne who had obtained them in Greece many years before.
Mrs. Thorne was closely involved with the American School of Classical Studies in Athens from the 1930's onwards.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
1992
Object Number
1992.16
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Fine buff tan clay, mold made lion head with locks hand retouched. The back is slightly concave, the figure is solid, projecting lower jaw indicates that this is a representation in miniature of a lion-head waterspout.

Verification Level

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