Lion
Statuette Lion
fourteenth century (made)
fourteenth century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This couchant lion in alabaster has a square ridge along its back suggesting that it might originally have supported a sarcophagus.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Lion |
| Materials and techniques | Carved alabaster |
| Brief description | Alabaster gilt 14th cent?, lion |
| Physical description | Alabaster figure, a lion. Couchant lion with a square ridge along back. Mane, tail, paws etc gilded. Presumably from a tomb. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W.L Hildburgh |
| Object history | Given by Dr W.L Hildburgh after having been on loan since 1926. Acquired by him from Dr F. Nelson. Formerly in the collection of G.H. Arnold, F.S.A of Milton Hall, Gravesend. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This couchant lion in alabaster has a square ridge along its back suggesting that it might originally have supported a sarcophagus. |
| Bibliographic reference | Crossley, F.H. English Church Monuments A.D. 1150-1550 London, 1921, pl. 163.2 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.86-1946 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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