Head of a Lion
Unknown Artist
- Art Funded
- 1931
- Dimensions
- 38.1 x 30.5 x 71.1 cm
- Vendor
- F Cavendish Bentick
The lion holds an iron ring in its mouth.
This ring must have been used for mooring boats and the sculpture was no doubt a detail of decoration on the facade of an important building. Part of a collection of architectural sculpture from Morton's House, Corfe Castle, Dorset.
Provenance
From the collection from Morton's House, Corfe Castle, Dorset.