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Reclining Lion
Reclining Lion

Reclining Lion

Artist/Maker Charles Harry Humphriss United Kingdom, 1867 - 1964
Date1905
MediumBronze
Dimensions2 1/8 × 2 3/4 × 6 3/8 in. (5.4 × 7 × 16.2 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM2000.018a
ClassificationsSculpture
Keyword
Subject
SignedC. Humphriss
Inscribed"Roman bronze works 1905"
On View
On view
DescriptionMale lion in a laying position chewing on a bone. Marked: Roman bronze works, NY 1905.
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