id:			139447
accession number:	1963.258
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.258
updated:		2025-02-09 02:53:03.852000

Sasanian King Hunting Lions, late 300s CE. Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE). Alabaster; diameter: 3.5 x 49.2 cm (1 3/8 x 19 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1963.258

title:				Sasanian King Hunting Lions
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creation date:			late 300s CE
creation date earliest:		375
creation date latest:		400
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creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
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culture:	Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE)
technique:	alabaster
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Near Eastern Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Diameter: 3.5 x 49.2 cm (1 3/8 x 19 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1963)
	opening date:   1963-11-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1963)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 27, 1963-January 5, 1964).

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Shepherd, Dorothy G. “Sasanian Art in Cleveland.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 51, no. 4 (April 1964): 65–92.
	page number: 	Mentioned: P. 68-70; Reproduced: P. 68, figs. 2 and 3, Cover
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25151993

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 13
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n35

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 6
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n26

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