Garment plaque with wild cat-like creatures devouring heads

Title

Garment plaque with wild cat-like creatures devouring heads

Identifier

2015.2.41

Subject

Ancient & Classical

Description

A rectangular openwork plaque depicting four S-shaped, sinewy carnivores with turned-back heads, round eyes, and three-clawed paws; the plaque is divided into two registers, each containing two of these carnivorous creatures, each of which is devouring the head of a fawn.

Format

Bronze
Bronze
1 1/4" H x 2" L

Date

600 BCE

Files

2015.2.41.jpg

Citation

“Garment plaque with wild cat-like creatures devouring heads,” Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University, accessed March 28, 2024, https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1154.