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Funerary Urn with Lion Worried by Dogs on the Lid
18th century18th century
390 x 260 mm (15.4 x 10.2 in.)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)
- animals - This section can use more hierarchical (quasi-Linnaean) refinement in future; extant terms were assembled into a fairly flat and slightly redundant structure to expedite conversion.
- death
- dogs
- lions
- ornament - Decorative forms that are an integral part of a building or object but are not essential to its structure. Regarding techniques of embellishment in general, use "decoration (process)." [November 1990 descriptor moved.]
- urns - Large or decorative vessels, especially ones with an ornamental foot or pedestal, that usually have a mouth that is smaller than the body, and which often have two side handles.
- plate Dimensions: 390 x 260 mm (15.4 x 10.2 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Funerary Urn with Lion Worried by Dogs on the Lid, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 390 x 260 mm (15.4 x 10.2 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).