Head and chest of a monumental lion
about 5th century
Object PlaceMathura, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India
Medium/TechniqueRed Sikri sandstone
DimensionsOverall: 61 x 35.6 x 45.7 cm (24 x 14 x 18 in.)
Mount (Solid brass rod support secured into the pedestal/ plastic cover): 12.7 x 1.6 x 7.6 cm (5 x 5/8 x 3 in.)
Case (Reinforced wooden pedestal / opening in back): 121.9 x 68.6 x 45.7 cm (48 x 27 x 18 in.)
Mount (Solid brass rod support secured into the pedestal/ plastic cover): 12.7 x 1.6 x 7.6 cm (5 x 5/8 x 3 in.)
Case (Reinforced wooden pedestal / opening in back): 121.9 x 68.6 x 45.7 cm (48 x 27 x 18 in.)
Credit LineKeith Mcleod Fund from the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection
Accession number66.233
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
about 2nd century A.D.
about 1677
about mid-5th century A.D.
about late 8th–late 9th century A.D.
late 1st–early 2nd century A.D.
About second half of the 10th century A.D.
About late 10th century A.D.
About late 2nd century A.D.
about 120 B.C.