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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy figurine in the form of a probable lion eating a man, dating from the Roman period, between AD 43 - 410 (length: 51mm; width: 25.5mm; thickness: 15mm; weight: 45.98g).It is difficult to suggest whether this artefact may have been mounted onto a separate object or what it may have been broken from. The artefact is likely to be displayed on its side with the lion on top of the man whose head it is eating. The lion is plainly cast with one of its legs partly missing. The other leg is placed forward against the man's boy. Both of the front legs/ paws of the animal are gripping the man to either side of his head, which is inside the lion's mouth. The only facial features clearly depicted on the probable lion are its eyes, which appear to be sub-lozenge shaped with pointed/ slanted ends. The worn and corroded nose of the animal protrudes outwards slightly from around the man's head. The man appears to be naked with one leg outstretched and broken below the knee (similar to the lion). The other leg, also similar to the animal's, is brought forward with the man's knee pushing into the beast's body. One of the man's arms remains across the front arm of the lion and grips onto the beast's body. The other arm appears to have been in a similar posture but the arm is now broken below the shoulder. There is no other decoration on the artefact and, overall, it is in a worn and corroded condition with a patchy dark green patina.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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