Title: Ornament with heads of roaring lions, possibly the terminal of a sword or dagger hilt
Object type: Ornament
Date: ca. 8th century BCE
Culture: Assyrian
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Medium: Limestone, lapis lazuli, faience inlay
Dimensions: 3 11/16 × 1 13/16 × 1 9/16 in. (9.4 × 4.6 × 4 cm)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1954
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)    
Department: Ancient West Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Lions