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Source Description
Two nude bearded men, wearing helmets and followed by a third helmeted warrior bearing a shield, lead a lion secured by a double leash before a nude man (Mars (?)), who sits on a rock to the left and is armed with a sword. Shrubs and bushes are scattered in the background.The plaque could have been inset in a casket which no longer exists.
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Document identity
localId
23114
label
Sacrifice of a Lion
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
23114
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Sacrifice of a Lion
description
Two nude bearded men, wearing helmets and followed by a third helmeted warrior bearing a shield, lead a lion secured by a double leash before a nude man (Mars (?)), who sits on a rock to the left and is armed with a sword. Shrubs and bushes are scattered in the background.The plaque could have been inset in a casket which no longer exists.
provenance
Thewalt Collection Sale, Cologne, November 14, 1903, lot 993; Jacques Seligmann, Paris, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1535-1540 (late Renaissance)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
plaques
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.2
height
15.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 13/16 x W: 6 1/8 in. (7.2 x 15.6 cm)
Source extras
med
painted enamel on copper
creator_ids
3095
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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