Circa 700-650 B.C., creme ware with darker paint decoration, this piece is fashioned as a recumbent lion.

2.5 x 3.25 in.

Purchased in 1978 from Edward H. Merrin Gallery in New York City. A copy of the original invoice is available.


The Collection of Dr. Malcolm Hardy, Chapel Hill, NC

A charming and very rare subject.

Reconstructed from five fragments with an area of loss remaining on the animal's left side.

$300 - 600