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Lion
c. A.D. 450–62
Kimbell Art Museum
Fort Worth, United States
This schematized image of a ferocious lion probably came from a pavement decoration. It might represent a lion as part of a hunt scene or as a motif in a religious narrative.
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Details
- Title: Lion
- Date Created: c. A.D. 450–62
- Location: Syria
- Physical Dimensions: 42 1/2 x 76 15/16 in. (108 x 195.5 cm)
- Provenance: (Peter Marks, New York); purchased by Kimbell Art Foundation, Fort Worth, 1972.
- Rights: Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
- External Link: www.kimbellart.org
- Medium: Mosaic
- Century: 5th century
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