Lion's Face

1st-2nd century H: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm) Citation Source image

Chipped at the top and upper left, this bridle ornament is otherwise intact. Ten holes at the perimeter allowed the roundel to be sewn to a leather bridle. A lion's head, ears upright, ruff enclosing the face, is done in relief. A stepped border surrounding the head was drawn...

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21215
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object
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normalized
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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2
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ivory

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