Intaglio with a Wounded Lion

16th century BCE (Late Minoan) Overall: 1 in. (2.5 cm) Citation

This intaglio depicts a lion lying down and looking back at the spear stuck into its back. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.

Artifact

id	id 30404
contentType	contentType object
stage	stage normalized
provenance	provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
rightsUri	rightsUri CC0
language	language en
pageCount	pageCount 0
source	source import

Source image fields (2)

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sourceUrl	https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.403

Culture

Minoan

Medium

hemetite

Genre

seals (artifacts)

createdBy

Minoan