lion head finial, unknown maker from Burgundian Netherlands

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lion head finial
lion head finial
lion head finial
early 1400s
lion head finial , early 1400s
Where object was made: Burgundian Netherlands (present-day Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemborg, France)
Material/technique: brass
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1959.0052
Not on display
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Empire of Things

Finials are distinctive ornaments at the top or end of an object. Carved lines on this finial reveal the ears and mane of a lion. Six projects at the bottom are each pierced with a hole.

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Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2013–2015
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021