Lying lion, The animal was cast and then hammered and added. It is on four legs and looks up to the right. It has opened its mouth so that tongue and teeth are visible. Small ears. Moons arranged in rows with a separation at the back of head and neck. The musculature of legs and claws is clearly indicated. The latter are concave at the bottom. The openings thus created are in line with each other two by two. A vertical hole through the back and abdomen in the middle. Broken tail. Traces of gilding., anonymous, Maasstreek, c. 1150 - c. 1200, bronze (metal), gilding, h 7.3 cm × l 12.1 cm × t 5.1 cm
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Lying lion, animal, cast, hammered, added, four legs, looks up, right, opened, mouth, tongue, teeth, visible, Small ears, Moons arranged, rows, separation, back, head, neck, musculature, legs, claws, indicated, latter, concave, bottom, openings thus created, line, two, vertical hole, abdomen, middle, Broken tail, Traces, gilding, Maasstreek, c, 1150, 1200, bronze, metal
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