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Redware Fragment of Running Lion

Circa 3rd-5th Century AD

Description: Redware fragment from a large circular plate with grooved rim decorated with a lion pouncing to the right. The lion appears frequently in the Early Christian genre as a symbol of martyrdom.

Length: 2.7 in. (6.1 cm)

Condition: Intact as shown.

Provenance: Formerly a German property.

Reference: See Spatantile zwischen Heidentum und Christentum, p. 135, for an example of pouncing lions and the tomb of Lazarus decorating a plate.

Price: SOLD

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