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Lion's Head

500–400 BCE

Greece

Medium
terracotta
Measurements
Overall: 24.3 cm (9 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund 1927.27
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Location
102C Greek
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Lions once roamed the lands around ancient Greece but were probably extinct in the region by the 2nd century BCE.

Description

This terracotta sculpture is molded in the shape of a lion’s head. The lion opens its mouth and lolls out its tongue, showing off large upper and lower incisors (broken on one side). A mane spreads out around the lion’s head, framing the face. Lion heads like this one often served as architectural decoration.

Lion's Head

500–400 BCE

Greece

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