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Serpent, Bird and Human-Faced Lion

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Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts [Adolph Loewi] sold; to the Honrable and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss Washington D.C. 1937 gift; to Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection Washington D. C. 1940 transferred; to Fogg Art Museum 1965 Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
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Title: Serpent, Bird and Human-Faced Lion
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