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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: $ 200
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