A ROMAN MARBLE TRAPEZOPHOROS
A ROMAN MARBLE TRAPEZOPHOROS

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE TRAPEZOPHOROS
Circa 1st Century A.D.
In the form of a lion protome emerging from acanthus, the feline with deep-set convex eyes beneath a furrowed brow, his mouth open exposing his fangs and tongue, his full mane with curving and overlapping locks that frame his face, his head surmounted by a square plinth, the acanthus with a tongue-shaped leaf in front and curving leaves in back, the lower portion in the form of a large naturalistic feline paw
30¾ in. (78.1 cm) high

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For a composite table with leonine heads and feet from Herculaneum, now in the Museo Nazionale, Naples, see fig. 14 in Vermeule, "Bench and Table Supports: Roman Egypt and Beyond," in Simpson and Davis, eds., Studies in Ancient Egypt, the Aegean, and the Sudan.

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