Bone lion's head protome with glass eyes, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, bone and glass, 3 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (9.5 × 12.1 × 5.7 cm), This protome is very similar to the four that decorate the couch displayed in the adjacent Roman Imperial Gallery. The lion's head, however, is more rounded in shape and the glass eyes are better preserved and more realistic
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Bone lion, head protome, glass eyes, Early Imperial, 1st century .D, Roman, bone, glass, 3 3/4, 4, 2 1/4, 9.5, 12.1, 5.7 cm, protome, four, decorate, couch displayed, adjacent Roman, Imperial, Gallery, lion, head, rounded, shape, better preserved, realistic
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