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Historical Archive: Lions through the 7th century

See also grouped evangelists and Saint Mark.


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lyre/harp front plaque, Ur c.2550-2450 BCE, Penn B17694A/B, which has its own page
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cosmetic box lid: lion attacking sheep or goat, shell and lapis lazuli, Ur c.2550-2450 BCE, Penn B16744A
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black-figure Attic lekythos: Hercules and the Nemean lion, 6th c. BCE, KM 0000.02.9171
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black-figure Attic lekythos: Hercules and the Nemean lion, 6th c. BCE, KM 0000.02.9171
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lion, Roman sard intaglio, Met 81.6.132
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lion, Roman sard intaglio, Met 81.6.132
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Hercules and the Nemean lion, jasper intaglio, 1st-6th c., Kelsey 26014, Bonner 109
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Lion trampling a body, figures above its back and facing, hematite intaglio, 1st-6th c., Kelsey 26150, Bonner 213
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Lion striding right, crystal intaglio, 1st-6th c., Kelsey 26050, Bonner 237
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2nd-3rd c. carnelian intaglio, in 13th c. gold seal ring, HNM K.60.3.B, which has its own page
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grave stone with Orpheus from Dunapentele, 2nd half of 2nd c., HNM
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Leo, upper left: Mithras fr. City of London temple, marble, late 2nd-early 3rd c., MoL A16933
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Dionysiac triumph, marble loculus cover, late 2nd-early 3rd c., Penn MS4017, which has its own page
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seasons sarcophagus with menorah, marble, c.250-350, Rome MNR 67611, which has its own page
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lion: gold-glass bowl, western Roman empire 4th c., SMBByz 3312
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glass bowl w. gold-glass, Cologne 4th c., BM 1881,0624.1, which has its own page
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hunt, Italy? c.350-400, bronze/silver/copper, Louvre Br 3448/MND 889. For details see Louvre.
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Junius Bassus sarcophagus, c.359, marble, Vat Tesoro 31529.3.1-3, which has its own page with more lions
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Daniel in the lions’ den, gilded bronze and niello belt pendant, late 4th to early 5th c., Musée Carnavalet Paris. For near profile view see Carnavalet.
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Scenes from the life of St. Paul, and Adam in Paradise, ivory diptych c.400, Bargello, Florence
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Daniel in the Lions' Den: sarcophagus from S. Giovanni Battista, Ravenna, marble, early 5th c., Ravenna Museo Nazionale 600. For contiguous images see Ravenna.
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stucco: Ravenna, Orthodox baptistery, c.451-73. This work has its own pages with another stucco lion.
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circus scenes, ivory diptych, 2nd half of 5th c., Hermitage
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circus scenes, ivory diptych, 2nd half of 5th c., Hermitage
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lioness, banded agate intaglio in 6th-c. gold ring, DO 58.34
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lioness, banded agate intaglio in 6th-c. gold ring, profile, DO 58.34
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plaque with tiger, gazelle, and lion, bone, Byzantine Egypt c.500, KM 1981.04.0037
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Barberini Diptych, ivory 527-65, Louvre OA 9063. This work has its own page.
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Cathedra of Maximian, ivory, 546-56, RavArchMus, which has its own page with another lion
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lion-head throne: Christ enthroned ivory, mid 6th c., SMBByz 564/565, which has its own page with companion panel
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lions? Daniel and Habakkuk buckle, bronze, region of Mâcon, late 6th c., MAN. For color see MAN.
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lion, medallion tunic inset, linen and wool, 7th c. Akhmim, Pushkin 5177
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shield boss: David and Goliath, Constantinople 629–30, Met 17.190.396, which has its own page