Unknown Assyrian, ‘Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion’, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, ca. 9th–8th century B.C.

Ivory

3 3/4 × 3 × 2 3/4 in

9.5 × 7.6 × 7 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York

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Neo-Assyrian; Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
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Neo-Assyrian; Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/325562

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Rogers Fund, 1962), licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal

Unknown Assyrian

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About the work

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York

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Neo-Assyrian; Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
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Neo-Assyrian; Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/325562

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Rogers Fund, 1962), licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal

Unknown Assyrian

Assyrian

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Unknown Assyrian



Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, ca. 9th–8th century B.C.

Ivory

3 3/4 × 3 × 2 3/4 in

9.5 × 7.6 × 7 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York

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