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Knife Handle in the Form of a Lioness Devouring a Boar's Head1st or 2nd century A.D.

Not on view
Small bronze sculpture of a hybrid human-animal figure gripping an object to its mouth, rising from a scrolled base, with reddish-brown surface and green patina

Unknown, Knife Handle in the Form of a Lioness Devouring a Boar's Head, 1st or 2nd century A.D., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Knife Handle in the Form of a Lioness Devouring a Boar's Head
Culture
Roman
Place Made
Eastern Mediterranean
Date Made
1st or 2nd century A.D.
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
Length: 5 in. (12.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.129
Classification
Arms and Armor
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.