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Androcles and the Lion
Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906–2008)
1939
Object Place: Cleveland, Ohio
Medium/Technique
Earthenware (red clay), blackbird engobe; transparent and semi matte raw borax glaze, brown and white
Dimensions
Overall: 23.5 x 30.5 x 24.8 cm (9 1/4 x 12 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number2014.1336
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics
Marks
Labels on felt base reads "TR 6234/2" in typescript and "9-6" in pencil.
ProvenanceCollection of the artist, Cleveland, Ohio; February 25, 1987, sold by artist to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
CopyrightReproduced with permission