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Miniature furniture leg with leopard’s head, acanthus leaf, and lion’s paw
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Parthian
249 B.C.–A.D. 224
Medium/Technique
Bronze with silver inlay
Dimensions
Height: 12.9 cm (5 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Morris and Louise Rosenthal Fund
Accession Number1986.141
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), no. 111.
DescriptionMiniature furniture leg of bronze, inlaid with silver, in the form of a leopard's head surmounting an acanthus leaf and a lion's paw.
ProvenanceBy 1986: Leo Mildenberg collection; purchased by the MFA from Dr. Mildenberg April 23, 1986.
(Accession date: April 23, 1986)
(Accession date: April 23, 1986)