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Water spouts in the form of a lion mask, ca. 100B.C.–100 A.D.;...

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Water spouts in the form of a lion mask, ca. 100B.C.–100 A.D.; Late Hellenistic or Early Roman
Greco-Roman; Said to be from Kourion
Bronze

These impressive objects must have adorned a monumental public fountain house (nymphaeum), probably in one of the more important Cypriot cities. The heads are attached to a bronze tube, encased in lead, of about 2 3/4 inches (7 cm) in length.


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