Lot Essay
For a Roman couch now in New York which has two nearly identical bone lion protomes, see pl. 23 in Anderson, Pompeian Frescoes in the Metropolitan of Art.
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN BONE LION'S HEAD PROTOME
circa 1st century a.d.
Originally attached to a kline or couch, naturalistically rendered, the mane a mass of radiating locks on either side, the eyes inlaid with glass, amber in color with amber pupils on opaque yellow irises
4 in. (12.1 cm) wide
circa 1st century a.d.
Originally attached to a kline or couch, naturalistically rendered, the mane a mass of radiating locks on either side, the eyes inlaid with glass, amber in color with amber pupils on opaque yellow irises
4 in. (12.1 cm) wide
Provenance
Martinetti Collection