Inv. 145 C
Lion devouring a man; trees.
Top: nude female figure.
Foliated capital.
Chiesi 2011: Italy, c. 1360-1380 or 19th century (?).
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Missing: lower part of the handle.
Comments
This piece probably formed the upper part of a knife handle.
Provenance
Carrand collection: bequeathed by Louis Carrand (d. 1888) to the Museo del Bargello in 1888.
Bibliography
I. B. Supino, Catalogo del R. Museo Nazionale di Firenze (Florence, 1898), no. 145, p. 243.
L. Salvatici, Posate, pugnali, coltelli da caccia del Museo Nazionale del Bargello (Florence, 1999), p. 84, no. 87.
B. Chiesi, Catalogo degli avori gotici del Museo Nazionale del Bargello (unpublished PhD thesis - Università degli Studi di Firenze, 2011), pp. 537-538.
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