FurnitureRoman2nd-3rd century CE
Handle in the Form of a Lion's Head
2nd-3rd century CE
Dimensions
Lion: 10.9 x 0.2 cm (4 5/16 x 1/8 in.) Ring: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Provenance
{Hesperia Art, Philadelphia, PA], (1969), sold; to the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1969-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums 2012.
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