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A lion's paw, the termination of the leg of a piece of Roman furniture
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A lion's paw, the termination of the leg of a piece of Roman furniture
Luna marble
Height: 9cm
Width: 13cm
Length: 18.5cm
Width: 13cm
Length: 18.5cm
Museum number: S38
On display: Study
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Curatorial note
The pillar-like back-base of this lion's foot, as in an example in Berlin1, indicates a fragment from a piece of large, heavy furniture.
1 Königliche Museen zu Berlin, Beschreibung der antiken Skulpturen, Berlin, 1891, p.428, no.1086.
1 Königliche Museen zu Berlin, Beschreibung der antiken Skulpturen, Berlin, 1891, p.428, no.1086.
Unrecorded
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