Bronze water spout in the form of a lion mask (one of a pair)
Unknown Artist
Impressive water spouts such as this must have adorned a monumental public fountain-house (nymphaeum), probably in one of the more important Cypriot cities.
Credit: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Ca. 100 B.C.–A.D. 100
Bronze
13.0 x 16.5 cm
74.51.5678
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018
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