Plaque carved in relief with figure fighting a lion
Object type: Relief
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Assyrian
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Date: ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: 3.23 x 3.43 x 0.24 in. (8.2 x 8.71 x 0.61 cm)
Classification: Ivory/Bone-Reliefs
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1967
Accession year: 1967
Tags: Men|Lions