Inv. n°: MMoCA621

Roman Bronze Head Boss in the Shape of a Lion

Border heightened with silver.

h. 9.2 cm

3rd century AD

Bronze

Provenance

  • Ex Collection of B.H.S., St. Petersburg, Florida, 1950s-1970s, collector was a retired military officer
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York

Publications

  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2009, vol. XX, p. 38, fig. 68
  • J. Spier, "Roman Bronzes" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 143, fig. 42
  • C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, p. 100
  • C. Dauphin, Les Animaux dans le monde antique. Le Bestiaire Levett, Serie Collection Levett 2, France, 2016, p. 52, fig. 46 and 89

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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