Architectural ElementsGreek4th century BCE
Lion Head Spout
c. 330-320 BCE
Description
Terracotta waterspout very finely modeled as the head of a lion with deep set eyes and open mouth. The back is rectangular and partly broken.
Dimensions
22.5 cm h x 17 cm w x 20 cm d (8 7/8 x 6 11/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Provenance
David M. Robinson, Baltimore, MD, (by 1960), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1960.
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