ITALIAN, 12TH OR 13TH CENTURY

Details

A PAIR OF CARVED MARBLE RECLINING LIONS
Italian, 12th or 13th century
Each formerly supporting a column and on an integrally carved rectangular plinth; each inscribed on each haunch.
Weathered; damages.
21½ in. (43.6 cm.) high, each
36¾ in. (93.3 cm.) long, each (2)

Provenance

Jürg Stuker, Schloss Gerzensee

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
P. Williamson, Catalogue of Romanesque Sculpture, London, 1983, p. 83, illustrated.

Sale room notice

The provenance for this lot is incorrect.

Lot Essay

The lions are similar to a pair of lions in the Victoria and Albert Museum (Williamson, loc. cit.) which date from around 1200 AD and are from Southern Italy, possibly Apulia. Like these lions they would have supported columns on their backs and are carved from one block of marble. These lions, however, are in a better state of preservation; the facial details and the highly stylised mane and tail remain well-defined.

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