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Funerary lion
Greek
Late Classical Period
about 390 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Marble, Pentelic
Dimensions
Height x length: 43 x 122 cm (16 15/16 x 48 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund
Accession Number65.563
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone (MFA), no. 076; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 108 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe animal is crouching with his head turned slightly to the right. He wrinkles his snout, and his teeth are bared in a gentle snarl. His mane is expressed in series of flamelike tufts, each distinct row carved in an alternate direction, and a ridge of fur or hair starts down the center of the back, for a relatively short distance.
The legs and tail have been recomposed and restored from fragments, with the missing areas executed in colored plaster. The forelegs and feet are nearly complete, and they join on the plinth to give the animal a correct angle as now mounted. The marble has acquired a handsome golden patina.
The legs and tail have been recomposed and restored from fragments, with the missing areas executed in colored plaster. The forelegs and feet are nearly complete, and they join on the plinth to give the animal a correct angle as now mounted. The marble has acquired a handsome golden patina.
ProvenanceProbably 1934: Brummer Collection (said to be from the Athens Market, about 1934); by 1965: with Mrs. Ella Brummer, 11 East 68th Street, New York 21; purchased by MFA from Mrs. Ella Brummer, May 12, 1965