/internal/media/dispatcher/1658486/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailLion broochabout 1870CastellaniLuigi PodioHeight x width: 3 1/2 x 4 in. (8.9 x 10.2 cm)Gold and glass (micromosaic)Gift of Susan B. Kaplan2021.7561This 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 / Adornment8.890017780056754801