SculptureUnidentified cultureUnidentified century

Crouching Lion

n.d.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Mixed copper alloy

Culture

Unidentified culture

Century

Unidentified century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

overall: 2.5 x 7.6 x 0.7 cm (1 x 3 x 1/4 in.) bronze component: 2.3 x 7.3 x 0.4 cm (7/8 x 2 7/8 x 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Henry W. Haynes collection, Boston, MA, (by 1912), bequest; to the Harvard University Department of Classics, (1912-1977), transferred; to Fogg Art Museum, 1977.

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