Lions in Metal Photos

Lion figures were used in silver or other works.

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Parthian silver, gold & garnet spouted horn with lion at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Art Deco lion on railing of Promenade Deck Observation Bar of Queen Mary. Long Beach, CA.City Hall gilded lions face in railing. San Francisco, CA.Gilded & silver detail of lion on Elephant throne from India at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Parthian silver, gold & garnet spouted horn (rhyton) with lion (100-1 BCE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Art Deco lion on railing of Promenade Deck Observation Bar of Queen Mary. Long Beach, CA.City Hall gilded lions face in railing. San Francisco, CA.Gilded & silver detail of lion on Elephant throne (1870-1920) from India at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Table clock with lions pulling Britannia supported by eagles at Hurlbut-Dunham House. Wethersfield, CT.Wall decoration with lion at Christian Heurich Mansion. Washington, DC.Persian brass candlestick with lions at Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.Detail of Persian brass candlestick with lions at Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.
Table clock with lions pulling Britannia supported by eagles at Hurlbut-Dunham House. Wethersfield, CT.Wall decoration with lion at Christian Heurich Mansion. Washington, DC.Persian brass candlestick with lions (late 12thC) at Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.Detail of Persian brass candlestick with lions (late 12thC) at Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.
Silver & gold Parthian wine horn with lion head from Iran at Smithsonian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Washington, DC.Bronze lion head door pull on entrance to St Peter's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Lion statues posture on the floor of Rosenborg Slot , Kobenhavn. Denmark.Bronze door pull in shape of lion from lower Saxony at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Silver & gold Parthian wine horn with lion head (1stC BCE - 1stC CE) from Iran at Smithsonian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Washington, DC.Bronze lion head door pull (1342) on entrance to St Peter's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Lion statues posture on the floor of Rosenborg Slot (Castle), Kobenhavn. Denmark.Bronze door pull in shape of lion (c1500) from lower Saxony at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Medal showing Britannia & lion from Universal Exposition of London by Leonard Charles Wyon at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Lion andirons & cast-iron fire screen of fireplace in Peace Room at Versailles Palace. Versailles, France.Lion door knocker on Paris gront door. Paris, France.Details of lions on Joan of Arc statue by André Vermare from Lyon at Orleans Cathedral. France.
Medal showing Britannia & lion from Universal Exposition of London (1862) by Leonard Charles Wyon at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Lion andirons & cast-iron fire screen of fireplace in Peace Room at Versailles Palace. Versailles, France.Lion door knocker on Paris gront door. Paris, France.Details of lions on Joan of Arc statue (1912) by André Vermare from Lyon at Orleans Cathedral. France.
Fountain bronze face with lion headdress by Antoine Laurent Dantan on Arles Obelisk pedestal. Arles, France.Door knocker with lion of Aix-en-Provence city hall. Aix-en-Provence, France.Chanukah Candelabrum in form of peacock & lions in Great Synagogue Museum, Budapest. Hungary.Lamp with lion in Moss Mansion. Billings, MT.
Fountain bronze face with lion headdress (19thC) by Antoine Laurent Dantan on Arles Obelisk pedestal. Arles, France.Door knocker with lion of Aix-en-Provence city hall. Aix-en-Provence, France.Chanukah Candelabrum in form of peacock & lions in Great Synagogue Museum, Budapest. Hungary.Lamp with lion in Moss Mansion. Billings, MT.
Winged lions on the light stand at Royal Palace. Amsterdam, Netherlands.Lion detail on side of Weiner parade carriage at FASNY Museum of Firefighting. Hudson, NY.Persian gold head of snarling lion probably from Ecbatana, Persia at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Bronze candlesticks with lions from England at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.
Winged lions on the light stand at Royal Palace. Amsterdam, Netherlands.Lion detail on side of Weiner parade carriage at FASNY Museum of Firefighting. Hudson, NY.Persian gold head of snarling lion (6th-5thC BCE) probably from Ecbatana, Persia at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Bronze candlesticks with lions (c1825) from England at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.
Detail of lion head on Etruscan bronze bowl in Vatican Museum. Vatican City.Lion detail of Etruscan gold Fibula from Cerveteri Regolini-Galassi tomb , Vatican Museum. Vatican City.Cast gold sword ornament in form of lion by Assante culture of Ghana at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Cut glass decanter with silver handle & lion lid at Drum Castle. Drumoak, Scotland.
Detail of lion head on Etruscan bronze bowl in Vatican Museum. Vatican City.Lion detail of Etruscan gold Fibula from Cerveteri Regolini-Galassi tomb (mid 7thC BCE), Vatican Museum. Vatican City.Cast gold sword ornament in form of lion (mid-20thC) by Assante culture of Ghana at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Cut glass decanter with silver handle & lion lid at Drum Castle. Drumoak, Scotland.
Hitching post in form of lion at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.Silver lion in dining room at Glamis Castle. Angus, Scotland.Silver Scottish lion on jade presentation sculpture in dining room at Glamis Castle. Angus, Scotland.Bronze statue of lion & cubs in billiard room / library at Glamis Castle. Angus, Scotland.
Hitching post in form of lion at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.Silver lion in dining room at Glamis Castle. Angus, Scotland.Silver Scottish lion on jade presentation sculpture in dining room at Glamis Castle. Angus, Scotland.Bronze statue of lion & cubs in billiard room / library at Glamis Castle. Angus, Scotland.
Detail of bronze lion under feet of King Robert the Bruce tomb marker in Dunfermline New Abbey Church. Dunfermline, Scotland.WWI memorial plaque with Britannia & lion for James Wilkinson at Edinburgh City Art Centre. Edinburgh, Scotland.Silver tea urn with lion handles by James McKay of Edinburgh at Museum of Edinburgh. Edinburgh, Scotland.Royal lion over Royal Mile profile of Edinburgh on entrance doors at Queens Gallery. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Detail of bronze lion under feet of King Robert the Bruce tomb marker in Dunfermline New Abbey Church. Dunfermline, Scotland.WWI memorial plaque with Britannia & lion for James Wilkinson at Edinburgh City Art Centre. Edinburgh, Scotland.Silver tea urn with lion handles (1802-3) by James McKay of Edinburgh at Museum of Edinburgh. Edinburgh, Scotland.Royal lion over Royal Mile profile of Edinburgh on entrance doors at Queens Gallery. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Silver tankard with lion thumb piece by James Cockburn of Edinburgh at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Silver Bute mazer with lion of King Robert the Bruce with shields of supporters at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Lion door knocker on Archbishop's Palace, Lima. Peru.
Silver tankard with lion thumb piece (1685-6) by James Cockburn of Edinburgh at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Silver Bute mazer (c1314) with lion of King Robert the Bruce with shields of supporters at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Lion door knocker on Archbishop's Palace, Lima. Peru.

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