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Wolf-Head Barge Fixture
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About this work
This snarling wolf head is closely similar to others that were attached to a luxurious pleasure barge moored on Lake Nemi, near Rome. The ship was designed as a floating platform for elaborate parties, and included impressive bronze fittings to ornament the wooden structure. Beam ends were capped with lion, panther, and wolf heads, each with a large bronze ring between its teeth.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineWolf-Head Barge Fixture, 1–100 CE. Italy, Rome. Bronze; overall: 21.9 x 16.8 cm (8 5/8 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.51
