Condition
Largely complete. Small fragments missing around the edges.
Description
Roughly circular appliqué medallion in the form of a lion’s head. Rich mane surrounds the head on all sides; aquiline snout, pronounced eyebrows, and wide-open mouth.
On the back side is preserved the part of the vessel body to which this was attached.
Comments and Comparanda
Provenance
1980, David Swingler, American, born 1948, donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1980
Bibliography
Unpublished
Exhibitions
None