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Bracelet with lion protomes
Greek or Near Eastern
Early Hellenistic Period
about 330 B.C. or later
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
John Michael Rodocanachi Fund
Accession Number1976.103
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Bracelets and armlets
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), no. 088.
DescriptionA pair of lion protomes with carefully-defined heads represented as chewing on a ball. The circular object was part of a handle or, more likely, a large ceremonial bracelet. The ends are flat, and the rest of the object was made separately (in another material ?). One end has a vertical tang, the opposite a shallow groove. Dark green and reddish patina.
ProvenanceBy 1976: with Michael E. Abemayor, 667 Madison Avenue, New York 10021; purchased by MFA from Michael E. Abemayor, March 10, 1976