Title: Head of a Lion
Object type: Head
Date: 11th–12th century
Culture: China
Period: Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)
Medium: Porcelain with ivory white glaze (Ding ware)
Dimensions: H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm); W. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); D. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Lions