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Sacrifice of a Lion
(Renaissance Europe )
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
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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.
Geographies
France, Limoges (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 13/16 x W: 6 1/8 in. (7.2 x 15.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1906
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.50