3rd-1st century BCE
This is a finely carved head of a lion with grid marks visible on flat back. The eyes are inset and the whiskers are indicated by five incised lines. The mane is cursorily carved. Possibly Ptolemaic,
6.8 x 6.3 x 4.2 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.)
Plaster, beeswax, human hair, cotton, leather, aluminum pull tabs, enamel paint
21st centuryAmericanTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekTerracotta
RomanWhite marble with polychromy and traces of gilding
6th centuryChineseLeaded bronze
2nd century BCEHellenisticTerracotta, remains of white slip
4th-1st century BCEGreekMixed copper alloy
Unidentified centuryRomanPaper construction, nine offset prints on cardboard, poster, in cardboard box, affixed label
20th centuryGermanTerracotta
Terracotta
9th-8th century BCECypriot?Crystalline Parian marble
1st century BCEGreekWood
19th centuryFang