2076 – Goddess Figure Furniture Mount
- Physical description:
- A gilt bronze figurine, probably originally some kind of furniture mount. The lower part consists of acanthus leaf decoration, and the upper part depicts a winged female figure, wearing a breastplate and helmet, and with the head of a lioness with her mouth open aggressively - suggesting that it is inspired by some kind of Goddess.
- Museum classification:
- Goddess
- Size:
- 210 x 100 x 40
- Information:
Possibly inspired by the Egyptian lioness Goddess Sekhmet, or general ideas of part-woman, part-lioness mythological beings.
Seller suggested date of 1800-1849, but it may be Egyptian Revival (or Neo-Grec), which would suggest a possible date of 1870s.- Resource:
- Object
- Materials:
- Metal (gilt bronze)
- Copyright ownership:
- MWM
Possibly inspired by the Egyptian lioness Goddess Sekhmet, or general ideas of part-woman, part-lioness mythological beings.
Seller suggested date of 1800-1849, but it may be Egyptian Revival (or Neo-Grec), which would suggest a possible date of 1870s.