A Marble Trapezophoros Leg in the Form of a Lion, circa 100 A.D.
H. 50cm
SI_RM_1082
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Provenance
English private collection, since the 1970's, Cahn sale 2011, Basel SwitzerlandPublications
For the construction of a Roman table with trapezophoroi in the form of lions, cf. a marble table in the National Museum, Naples, in Richter - 1966, pl 577. cf. two trapezophori in the Musei Vaticani in Rome, Arachne - 53732 and the Museum of Ancient Art Stockholm, Arachne - 130164
Table leg in the form of an upright lion. It's back forms an S-shaped curve. The Jaws are wide open, revealing the canines and the tongue. The hair of the mane is arranged in regular tufts. Originally, acanthus leaves adorned it's chest and sides. The reverse from the shoulders blades upward is flattened, forming a rectangular support. A circular drill hole between the shoulders to insert a horizontal bar supporting the table. On the top of the head, part of the pilaster on which the table top rested is missing. The lack of incised iris and pupil as well as the simple execution of the curls without drilling are indicative of an early date Drill holes on both sides of the lion's chest where the acanthus emerge.