Physical Qualities
Bronze, green brown patina, 6-5/8 H x 7-3/4 W x 3-15/16 D in.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. E. Bruce Baetjer
Object Number
1974.25.2
Seated lion on rocky terrain with head bent downward and turned to proper left, snarling mouth open, holding down a coiled serpent with its proper right forepaw (claws expended). The lion's proper left foreleg is resting on the ground, and its tail, also resting on the ground, is curled around its proper left hind flank. The serpent's head is raised, mouth open, and fangs exposed. Base: irregular oval ground with rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1974; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Norman Baetjer, Jr., Baltimore, by bequest; either in 1969, from Harry Norman Baetjer, Baltimore or in 1945, from his uncle, Edwin G. Baetjer, Baltimore; Edwin G. Baetjer, Baltimore, by bequest 1923; Charles Koppleman, Baltimore
Inscribed: Signed on base: BARYE. Bottom of base in red paint: 74.25.2; L.72.10.9.
