Parthian Furniture Foot in the Shape of a Winged Lioness

h. 12.5 x w. 14.7 x ø 13.5 cm

2nd-1st century BC

Copper

Provenance

French private collection, acquired circa 1980
Acquired at David Ghezelbash Archeologie at TEFAF, Maastricht, 2011

Publications

C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 48 and 90
C. Dauphin, Les animaux dans le monde antique. Le bestiaire Levett, Serie Collection Levett 2, France, 2016, p. 60, fig. 61 and p. 80

Exhibitions

TEFAF, Maastricht, Netherlands, 01/01/2011 — 01/01/2011
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
Dragons et animaux fantastiques, Musée des Arts et Traditions Populaires de Draguignan, Draguignan, France, May 16, 2025 — August 31, 2025

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