Ornament with heads of roaring lions, possibly the terminal of a sword or dagger hilt
Object type: Ornament
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Assyrian
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Date: ca. 8th century BCE
Medium: Limestone, lapis lazuli, faience inlay
Dimensions: 3 11/16 × 1 13/16 × 1 9/16 in. (9.4 × 4.6 × 4 cm)
Classification: Stone-Implements
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1954
Accession year: 1954
Tags: Hilts|Lions