Physical Qualities
Bronze, red-brown patina, 4-7/16 H x 10-15/16 L x 4-1/4 D in.
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.46.90
Lion lying on ground holding an antelope between its forepaws. The lion's head is raised, mouth open, and tail resting on ground and curled around its proper right hind flank. The antelope's head is toward the proper left; its right fore and hind legs are detailed and three-dimensional, but the proper left fore and hind legs are elongated and flattened. Base: oval ground with rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, by gift 1910; from Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George Aloysius Lucas, Paris
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, January 12-13, 1971.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, January 12-13, 1971.
Inscribed: Bottom of base: yellow paint, Lucas (underline); one label, L.66.7.77. Signed on base: BARYE
