Cleveland Museum of Art

Dragon

Date

1700s or later

Medium

bronze

Culture

Italy, 18th century or later

Department

European Painting and Sculpture

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This figure was probably originally meant to serve as the decorative foundation to a larger object such as a casket or urn. In transition from decorative motif to independent work of art, the nether half may have been an addition, evidenced by the seam along its torso.

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