ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Lion Head Coffer Handle
AAT Object Form/Functionlion's head (motif)
AAT Object Form/Functionheads (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functionhandles (components)
AAT Object Form/Functioncoffers (furniture)
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date2nd-3rd Century CE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions7 5/16 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/8 in., 1025 g (18.5 x 17 x 6 cm, 2 lb. 4 1/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.061
Published ReferencesHotel des Chevau-Legers, Versailles, Archeologie (20 Mai 1973), lot 92.ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Chevau-Legers, Versailles, France, May 20, 1973, lot 92.
Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
mid 1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE
6th Century BCE
6th Century BCE
3rd-1st Century BCE
5th Century BCE
3rd Century CE
1st Century CE
4th Century BCE
5th-4th Century BCE
2nd-4th Century CE
2nd-3rd Century CE
