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Ancient Art
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Figurine of a panther or leopard, probably from a vessel
ca. 323 B.C.–A.D. 256
Bronze
3.8 × 2.8 × 9.2 cm (1 1/2 × 1 1/8 × 3 5/8 in.)
Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos
1938.3643
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Syrian, Dura-Europos
Period:
Greco-Roman or Parthian
Classification:
Containers - Metals
Provenance:
Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos (Necropolis, Trench II), present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
