**Originally Listed At $300**

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful and fierce carved limestone head, depicting a snarling lioness with a wide-open mouth, sharp teeth, and small, drilled eyes on either side of a wide snout. Although this example is much smaller, the look of the beast's head, especially the shape of the face, closely resembles that of the Cramond Lioness, a massive Roman-era sandstone sculpture found in 1997 on the coast near Edinburgh, Scotland. That sculpture, depicting a lioness devouring a man, is part of a death monument for a high ranking Roman officer; this one, with its round attachment area on the back, may have also been attached to someone's monument. Size: 2.5" L x 2.45" W x 2.5" H (6.4 cm x 6.2 cm x 6.4 cm); 4.25" H (10.8 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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Surface weathering commensurate with age. One edge is lost on the back (attachment area). Lower profile areas have encrustation.