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accession number:	1931.453
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Lion-headed Stand, 1150–1220. Northern Iraq or Syria, Zengid or Ayyubid period. Cast brass inlaid with silver; overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1931.453

title:				Lion-headed Stand
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creation date:			1150–1220
creation date earliest:		1150
creation date latest:		1220
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	Northern Iraq or Syria, Zengid or Ayyubid period
technique:	cast brass inlaid with silver
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		For Modern America from the Ancient Near East
	opening date:   1948-02-24T05:00:00
	<i>For Modern America from the Ancient Near East</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-March 21, 1948).

	title:		Persian Art Before and After the Mongol Conquest
	opening date:   1959-04-09T05:00:00
	<i>Persian Art Before and After the Mongol Conquest</i>. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI (organizer) (April 9-May 17, 1959).

	title:		The Exhibition of Persian Art: 7000 Years of Art in Iran
	opening date:   1961-10-19T04:00:00
	<i>The Exhibition of Persian Art: 7000 Years of Art in Iran</i>. Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France (organizer) (October 19, 1961-January 31, 1962); Villa Hügel, Essen, Germany (February 16-April 24, 1962); Kunsthaus Zürich, CH-8024 Zürich, Switzerland (May 17-July 22, 1962); Gemeentemuseum den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands (September 4-November 18, 1962); MAK, the Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst/Gegenwartskunst, Vienna, Austria (January 16-March 31, 1963).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Paul Mallon [1884–1975], Paris, France, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1931
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1931–
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wall description:
The four sections of this stand each terminate in a lion's head and the supporting legs end with a paw. The angular modeling of the lion's head contrasts with the delicate silver inlaid decoration.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Hollis, Howard C. “A Seljuk Bronze Stand.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 21, no. 7 (July 1934): 107–109.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 107–109
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25137634

	<em>Persian Art Before And After the Mongol Conquest.: [Exhibition] April 9-May 17, 1959. the University of Michigan, Museum of Art, Ann Arbor</em>. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Museum of Art, 1959.
	page number: 	Mentioned: cat. no. 58, p. 32
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