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Form of a lion's paw with four toes; at back, rectangular socket with remains of iron. This paw, along with 74.51.5568, was long considered part of a rod tripod. Recent study has revealed that they belong with a paw now in Berlin and that all three probably come from a piece of furniture, such as a three-legged table (note the terracotta example, 74.51.1790) a support, or a
candelabrum.
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Title: Bronze lion paw
Period: Archaic
Date: 7th century BCE
Culture: Possibly Cypriot
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions:
H. 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm)
length 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.5567
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