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Lying lion
Lost Art-ID
569380
Artist
Unknown (Süddeutsch)
Title
Lying lion
Datierung
1550/1600
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Bronze & Gold / mold
Height
7.40 cm
Width
12.50 cm
Depth
4.50 cm
Inventory number
Pl.O. 2802
Description
The lion lies on all fours, with his fore-limbs stretched forward, and has raised his head with his tongue; the specially cast tail is soldered. A hole at the upper part of the trailing face and a sharply defined pressure point point to a use as a supporting figure.
Provenance
1941 Kunsthandlung Rudolf Grosse, Berlin to GNM
Published since
Contact
Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Nürnberg
Kornmarkt 1
90402 Nürnberg
Germany
Postfach 11 95 80
90105 Nürnberg
Germany
Phone
(0911) 13310
Fax
(0911) 1331200
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