Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown patina, 6 3/4 H x 8 1/4 L x 3 15/16 D in.
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.46.4
Seated lion on rocky terrain with head bent downward and turned to proper left, snarling mouth open, holding down a coiled serpent with its proper right forepaw (claws extended). The lion's proper left foreleg is resting on the ground, and its tail, also resting on the ground, is curled around its proper left hind flank. The serpent's head is raised, mouth open, and fangs exposed. Base: irregular oval with ground with rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchse, 1996; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, by gift, 1910; from Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest, 1909; from George Aloysius Lucas, Paris
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection", October 12-November 21, 1965, no. 382.
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, "Metamorphoses in Nineteenth-Century Sculpture", November 19, 1975-January 7, 1976.
The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 1-3, 1984.
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, "Metamorphoses in Nineteenth-Century Sculpture", November 19, 1975-January 7, 1976.
The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 1-3, 1984.
Inscribed: Signed on base in stamp: front center 'BARYE'. Bottom (inside): white paint lettering 'LUCAS'; black paint 'MODERN'; two stickers: L.64.15.5; BMA cat. #382.
