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Lion-headed table leg, Berlin Staatliche Museen 1077. (Courtesy of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin)
Lion-Headed Table Leg
Report 2: Sculpture from Sardis: The Finds through 1975
(1978)
Cat. 257
- Date
- 2nd or early 3rd C. AD, Roman
- Museum
- Berlin State Museums, 1077
- Museum Inventory No.
- 1077
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- Berlin 1077
- Material
- Marble, Stone
- Object Type
- Sculpture
- Sculpture Type
- Animal, Furnishing
- Inscription Text
κὲ τὸ χελ/λάριν, ἀπῆ/ ραν δὲ ἀμφότερα ./ ...αρ’
- Inscription Translation
. . . and the provisions, and carried away both.
. . . 101 denarii.- Inscription Comment
- Site
- Sardis
- Findspot
- From Sardis, presented to Berlin museum by H. Spiegelthal.
- Description
Roaring lion supports a moulded plinth with inscription:
The inscription may refer to erotes or satyrs who carry off jars and food. The piece may have stood against a wall, supporting a shelf.
- Condition
White marble.
Lower end of claw foot missing.
- Dimensions
- H. 0.67; W. 0.24; Th. 0.22; H. of letters 0.02.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Published:, 426, no. 1077. Sardis VII, 150f., no. 192, fig. 179, from which the translation is taken.
- Author
- NHR