A WOOD LION SUPPORT
A WOOD LION SUPPORT

LATE PTOLEMAIC TO ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C./A.D.

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A WOOD LION SUPPORT
late ptolemaic to roman period, circa 1st century b.c./a.d.
From a funerary bier, the animal depicted with full mane and carefully detailed leonine features, a checker pattern on the chest, the forepaws extended, with extensive surviving polychrome
22¼in. (56.5cm.) high