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Handle Depicting a Lion and a Tigress Attacking a Bull
(Ancient Greece )
Echoing the monumental Archaic sculpture of the Acropolis of Athens, this image symbolized power and domination. A lion and a tigress attack a bull, which has been brought to its knees. The animals' eyes are inlaid with silver. The group would have served as the handle of an elaborate bronze bowl.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/7/1957 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 5/3/1976 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 12/20/2000 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
Greece (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 1/8 x 5 15/16 x 15/16 in. (7.9 x 15.1 x 2.4 cm);
mount: 1 1/4 x 6 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. (3.1 x 16.2 x 4.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
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.
54.872