| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | A 1075 | |
| Title: | MARBLE LIONHEAD WATER SPOUT | |
| Category: | Architecture | |
| Category Code: | A | |
| Object Number: | 1075 | |
| Old Number: | S 0071 | |
| Description: | Lion-head water spout, described from cast: original now in Budapest Museum of Fine Arts no. 4753; cast given in Aug., 2002. 4 rows of mane locks frame head: locks short, upright, grooved and faceted for individual strands; round-tipped ears set behind first row. Head has deep central furrow, with oblique furrow to either side, creating pronounced knots at bridge of nose. Large oval deep-set eyes with only upper lid rendered. Pronounced cheeks, square muzzle with incised wrinkles on top, deep nostrils, 3 whiskers below. Open mouth with squared teeth. Finished flat in back, hollowed water channel. Somewhat earlier than Nemea spout in style. (Original bought in 1908 from Paul Arndt Collection.) | |
| Material: | White marble | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Single frgt., preserving all of head from top to start of lower jaw; missing part of muzzle at lower proper lt. edge, chips in lt. nostril, mane. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | L00.232 W00.144 (cheeks) | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H00.14 | |
| Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | Ca. 350 B.C. | |
| Area: | Glauke | |
| Context: | Glauke | |
| Findspot Description: | Found with S-70 in basin, ca. 8-9ft. deep. | |
| Bibliography: | AJA 1902 P423 Fig. 1; Corinth I.vi. | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Hill, Corinth 1:6, 1964 Publication: Tucker, American Journal of Archaeolog6:4... 1902 Monument: Glauke Image: bw 2002 041 15 Basket: Glauke |
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