Harvard Art Museums > 1960.497: Lion Head Spout Architectural Elements Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Lion Head Spout , 1960.497,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 05, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/290750. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.497 Title Lion Head Spout Classification Architectural Elements Work Type architectural element Date c. 330-320 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Elis province, Olympia Period Hellenistic period, Early Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/290750 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Molded Dimensions 22.5 cm h x 17 cm w x 20 cm d (8 7/8 x 6 11/16 x 7 7/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History David M. Robinson, Baltimore, MD, (by 1960), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1960. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.497 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Terracotta waterspout very finely modeled as the head of a lion with deep set eyes and open mouth. The back is rectangular and partly broken. Publication History Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 27, no. 210 Stephen R. Wilk, Medusa: Solving the Mystery of the Gorgon, Oxford University Press (UK) (Oxford, NY, 2000), p. 168, figs. 9.9, 9.10 Exhibition History The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu