Lion head hardware, Rome, 100BC-300AD

Period: Dating: 100 BC–300 AD Origin: Roman World, Material: Bronze Physical: 18.5cm. (7.2 in.) - 1025 g. (36.2 oz.) Catalog: MET.LL.00040 Links to other views: ⇒ Larger View if scripting is off, click the ⇒ instead. • • •

This large lion head hardware was once fastened to a panel, where it presumably served as a handle. This piece appears to have been made by casting, retooling, and engraving. Rome, 100 BC-300 AD. Bibliography (for this item) Andreae, Bernard 1973 L’art de l’ancienne Rome. Editions d’art Lucien Mazenod, Paris, France. Clayton, Peter 1986 Treasures of Ancient Rome. Gallery Books, New York, NY. Earl, Donald 1970 Le siecle d’Auguste. Albin Michel, Paris, France. Holland, Jack, and John Monroe 1986 The Order of Rome. Boston Publishing, Boston, MA.