Lion (one of a pair)
Object type: Figure
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Meissen
Artist: Meissen Manufactory|Johann Gottlieb Kirchner
Artist bio: German, 1710–present|German, Merseburg 1706–after 1738 Berlin, active at Meissen 1727–28 and 1731–33
Artist role: Manufactory|Modeler
Artist nationality: German|German
Date: ca. 1732
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 21 x 32 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (53.3 x 83.2 x 34.3 cm); Pedestal: 45 x 37 x 20 1/2 in. (114.3 x 94 x 52.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Wrightsman Fund, 1988
Accession year: 1988
Tags: Lions