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In this monumental bust, the artist portrayed himself as a seated lion. A motif that has persisted throughout the history of art, from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia to Kiki Smith's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWoman with Lion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2003) and Ai Weiwei's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlue-and-White Porcelain Lion Merged with Toy Bricks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2023), the lion has been associated with power, authority, protection, and wisdom. As Dirk Dobke observes, however, Roth's lion carries distinctly personal associations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This sculpture is both a homage to his companion at that time, Dorothy Iannone, whom he called 'my lioness', and a depiction of an alter ego in the form of a seated lion (which anyone who is unfamiliar with the title might easily mistake for a dachshund). 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