Ancient Art
Public domain

Figurine of a panther or leopard, probably from a vessel

ca. 323 B.C.–A.D. 256

Bronze

3.8 x 2.8 x 9.2 cm (1 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos
1938.3643
Culture: 
Syrian, Dura-Europos
Period: 
Graeco-Roman or Parthian
Classification: 
Containers - Metal
Status: 
Not on view
Provenance: 

Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos, present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

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