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Sima with Lion's Head Waterspout
Unknown425–400 B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
In the center of this sima (a projecting molding from the edge of a roof) is a waterspout fashioned in the shape of a lion's head. The lion’s mouth is open, revealing its teeth, and its tongue projects. The head is surrounded by a thick mane. On either side are inverted lotus and half-palmettes in relief.
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Details
- Title: Sima with Lion's Head Waterspout
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 425–400 B.C.
- Location Created: Metapontum, South Italy
- Physical Dimensions: 21.8 × 54.9 × 17 cm (8 5/8 × 21 5/8 × 6 11/16 in.)
- Type: Architecture
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Terracotta with polychromy
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 71.AD.449
- Culture: Greek (South Italian)
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Architecture (Object Genre)
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