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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
A GREEK TERRACOTTA LION
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK TERRACOTTA LION
Hellenistic Period, Circa 3rd Century B.C.
Depicted with his fore-legs together and his hind-legs folded beneath him, his long tail curled, his mane in four tiers of pointed locks, his bulging eyes deeply incised, his nostrils flaring, his mouth open, preserving traces of original pigment
4 1/8 in. (10 cm) high
Hellenistic Period, Circa 3rd Century B.C.
Depicted with his fore-legs together and his hind-legs folded beneath him, his long tail curled, his mane in four tiers of pointed locks, his bulging eyes deeply incised, his nostrils flaring, his mouth open, preserving traces of original pigment
4 1/8 in. (10 cm) high
Provenance
Royal Athena Galleries, New York