Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion H. 3 3/4 x W. 3 x D. 2 3/4in. (9.5 x 7.6 x 6.9cm)

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Holding institution:
Ancient Near Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Data provider:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Title:
Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion H. 3 3/4 x W. 3 x D. 2 3/4in. (9.5 x 7.6 x 6.9cm)
Date:
-900 - -700
ca. 9th–8th century B.C.
Type:
Ivory/Bone-Sculpture
Type (Narrower):
Sculptures
Type (Broader):
Object
Coverage:
Assyrian
Geographic region:
Mesopotamia
Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Time period:
Neo-Assyrian
Medium:
Ivory
Extent:
H. 3 3/4 x W. 3 x D. 2 3/4in. (9.5 x 7.6 x 6.9cm)
Rights:
Public Domain
Identifier:
62.269.1
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