Museum collection · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 325562
Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion
Unknown maker, ca. 9th–8th century BCE
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Rogers Fund, 1962 · Public domain
- Artist
- Unknown maker
- Date
- ca. 9th–8th century BCE
- Medium
- Ivory
- Dimensions
- H. 3 3/4 x W. 3 x D. 2 3/4in. (9.5 x 7.6 x 6.9cm)
- Era
- Museum collection
Why it matters
Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, dated ca. 9th–8th century BCE, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Ivory. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are H. 3 3/4 x W. 3 x D. 2 3/4in. (9.5 x 7.6 x 6.9cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.