Lion's head carved in the round
Object type: Sculpture
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Assyrian
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Date: ca. 9th–7th century BCE
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: 2.2 x 2.95 x 1.89 in. (5.59 x 7.49 x 4.8 cm)
Classification: Ivory/Bone-Sculpture
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1960
Accession year: 1960
Tags: Lions