Bronze Lion Door Handle
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Title
Bronze Lion Door Handle
Subject
Door Handle, Knocker
Description
In the form of a hollow lion's head holding a ring in his mouth. Around the head at regularly spaced intervals are nine projections, each terminating in a knob. The object is pierced in four places for attachment; in each of the piercings there remains a fragment of an iron nail. Featured on "What in the World?" episode three.
Source
Courtesy of the Penn Museum. Penn Museum Online Collections.
Date
925 BC - 400 AD
Rights
Image may not be used for print publication or commercial purposes without written approval from the Penn Museum. Object data is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
Format
Bronze
Type
Object
Identifier
29-108-105
Coverage
Beth Shean, Israel
Archaeology Area: Level III or IV, Summit, Room 147
Period: Iron Age IIB, Hellenistic, Roman
Object Item Type Metadata
Credit Line
Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan), 1921-1928
Citation
“Bronze Lion Door Handle,” Here and Over There: Penn, Philadelphia, and the Middle East, accessed September 7, 2024, https://pennds.org/nelc133/items/show/234.