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Source Description
This openwork metal fitting shows a lion attacked by a snake, with a band of trefoil patterns forming the upper and lower borders; with two addorsed birds on top.
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Document identity
localId
36044
label
Lion Attacked by a Snake
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
36044
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Lion Attacked by a Snake
description
This openwork metal fitting shows a lion attacked by a snake, with a band of trefoil patterns forming the upper and lower borders; with two addorsed birds on top.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
fittings
relief
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14.8
height
17.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 13/16 x L: 7 in. (14.8 x 17.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Ortokid
RelatedObjects
15253
med
bronze
creator_ids
6353
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
781
320
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
2d6d8e677ab3bfbc