Artist: Unknown; Date(s): circa 1500 - 1530; Classification(s): sculpture, animal figure, casting (process), bronze, cast; Acquisition: given by Anonymous, 1979-10-15, Given anonymously, from the collection of the late Lt Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC, in his memory [M.20-1979]
Description: Bronze, cast. The lioness prowls forward, her left hind leg and foreleg advancing, her tail between her hind legs. Her head is turned to the right, the jaws open in a snarl. She wears a harness round her neck and behind her forequarters. The bronze stands on a rectangular red and white marble base.
