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Lion Head Water Spout

Date

late 4th century B.C.

Medium

Marble

Culture

Greek

Department

Architecture

Institution

Getty Museum

A fragment of a lion head spout with the face and upper jaw preserved. A deep groove runs down the center of the face and the eye sockets are deeply carved. The surviving parts of the mane are rendered with parallel grooves. There is evidence of subtle modeling in the facial features.

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