Samson and the Lion

early 13th century (Medieval)

23.2 cm 40.2 cm 13 cm

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This superb bronze candlestick refers to a scene from the biblical book of Judges (14:5-7), which tells how Samson killed a lion with his bare hands. Here, Samson rides the animal, with one hand resting on its head and the other supporting the drip pan for the candle. Bronze c...

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15558
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Albert von Oppenheim, Cologne; Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York; John Pierpont Morgan, New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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Terms

संस्कृति
Mosan
माध्यम
bronze, traces of gilding

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