http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1658486/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=41298A597A1593A00EA3793BB6FD8A42Lion broochabout 1870CastellaniGold and glass (micromosaic)This brooch features a circular micromosaic panel depicting the head of a lion against a cream ground and set within a gold frame flanked by two tied batons decorated with twisted gold wire. The imagery may have been inspired by the head of depicted on a Roman floor mosaic discovered in the House of Doves in Pompeii.Jewelry / Adornment8.8900177800 Incheshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/567548;jsessionid=41298A597A1593A00EA3793BB6FD8A42