1992.256.99: Miniature Lion
SculptureIdentification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1992.256.99
- Title
- Miniature Lion
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- statuette, sculpture
- Date
- 11th-13th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Anatolia
- Culture
- Anatolian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/304521
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Leaded bronze
- Technique
- Cast, lost-wax process
- Dimensions
- 3 x 3.3 x 1.4 cm (1 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
- Technical Details
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Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Leaded Bronze:
Cu, 65.86; Sn, 13; Pb, 20.39; Zn, 0.112; Fe, 0.04; Ni, 0.06; Ag, 0.15; Sb, 0.07; As, 0.33; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, less than 0.005; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. RiedererTechnical Observations: The patina is pale tan and green over black. The surface is poorly preserved. The object is intact, but there has been loss of surface detail. The lion was cast by the lost-wax process.
Carol Snow (submitted 2002)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
- Accession Year
- 1992
- Object Number
- 1992.256.99
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Bronzes
Verification Level
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