id: 137336
accession number: 1962.26
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.26
updated: 2024-03-26 01:58:52.299000
Lion's Head, 500s BCE. Iran, Achaemenid (550–330 BCE). Marble; overall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1962.26
title: Lion's Head
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creation date: 500s BCE
creation date earliest: -500
creation date latest: -400
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: Iran, Achaemenid (550–330 BCE)
technique: marble
department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection: Near Eastern Art
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review - 1962
opening date: 1962-10-24T04:00:00
Year in Review - 1962. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24-November 25, 1962).
title: Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions
opening date: 1966-09-10T04:00:00
Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-October 16, 1966).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 13
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n37
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 13
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n35
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