Seated lion, marble. Face, hind quarters, legs, and plinth restored by E. Gasseri, Rome. According to Andrew Stewart, U.C. History of Art professor, this piece is of Greek workmanship, 3rd Century BC.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Materials:
Marble (rock)
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1970-1971 #21: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (October 12, 1970–January 20, 1971), S1982-1983 #11: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (October 4, 1982–December 10, 1982), S1982-1983 #17: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (October 11, 1982–December 7, 1982), and S1996-1997 #5g: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 5, 1996–April 17, 1997)