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Website title: Roman Times

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The Falcon-Headed Lion in Egyptian Art: From Predynastic Hybrids to the Roman Period Iconography, kingship, and the ...

by Mary Harrsch © 2026

Introduction

The basalt falcon-headed lion in the collection of the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco (accession no. 54663) FAMSF/AMICA record, dated approximately 100 BCE–150 CE, raises an in...


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Harpokrates: Divine Childhood and Imperial Reassurance in 3rd Century CE Roman Egypt

Photograph and interpretation by Mary Harrsch © 2026

This Egyptian bronze statue of Harpokrates, accession no. 54666, in San Francisco’s Legion of Honor Museum is dated to the third century CE. The seated deity is striking for his plump body, mature facial expression, and arms extended toward the viewer. His unusual presentation differs from the familiar frontal image of H...

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East Greek Luxury exemplified by Etruscan Banqueter Sculpture

by Mary Harrsch © 2026

I saw this beautifully detailed Etruscan statuette of a reclining banqueter at the Legion of Honor Museum back in 2006. The piece is dated to the 6th century BCE.


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Eagle-Headed Sword Hilt from a Life-Size Sculpture Proclaims Imperial Authority

by Mary Harrsch © 2026

Roman, 4th century CE. Italy. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, accession no. 1952.44.

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Roman gilt bronze protome example of the lost-wax method of casting in the 1st-3rd centuries

by Mary Harrsch © 2026

Just looking through my photographs of objects at the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco that I took back in 2006 and saw this Roman horse protome dated from the 1st-3rd centuries CE. It was a gift from a private collector back in 1952 so I'm afraid no provenance was recorded. Sadly, it is no longer on display there.



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