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Source Description
Echoing the monumental Archaic sculpture of the Acropolis of Athens, this image symbolized power and domination. A lion and a tigress attack a bull, which has been brought to its knees. The animals' eyes are inlaid with silver. The group would have served as the handle of an elaborate bronze bowl.
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Document identity
localId
25527
label
Handle Depicting a Lion and a Tigress Attacking a Bull
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
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25527
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Handle Depicting a Lion and a Tigress Attacking a Bull
description
Echoing the monumental Archaic sculpture of the Acropolis of Athens, this image symbolized power and domination. A lion and a tigress attack a bull, which has been brought to its knees. The animals' eyes are inlaid with silver. The group would have served as the handle of an elaborate bronze bowl.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th-late 1st century BCE (Classical-Hellenistic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
handles
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.9
height
15.1
depth
2.4
dimensionsRaw
3 1/8 x 5 15/16 x 15/16 in. (7.9 x 15.1 x 2.4 cm);mount: 1 1/4 x 6 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. (3.1 x 16.2 x 4.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
style
Archaic
med
bronze with silver inlay
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6256
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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