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Head of a lion

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Head of a lion

Date:: ca. mid-3rd millennium B.C.
Geography:: Mesopotamia or Syria
Medium:: Copper alloy, inlaid with shell
Dimensions:: H. 3 15/16 x W. 3 1/4 in. (10 x 8.2 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Sheldon and Barbara Breitbart, 1985
Accession Number:: 1985.262.1

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 403

Provenance

Acquired by the Museum in 1985, gift of Sheldon and Barbara Breitbart.
References

Annual Report of the Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 116 (July 1, 1985 - June 30, 1986), p. 16.
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Metal (59,483)

Sculpture (24,342)

Copper alloy (16,678)

Metalwork (14,681)

Copper (6,273)

Shell (1,385)
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Asia (68,072)

Iraq (2,491)
When
8000-2000 B.C. (3,791)
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Ancient Near Eastern Art (6,169)
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Mesopotamia, 8000–2000 B.C.
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