id: 154651 accession number: 1989.253 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.253 updated: 2022-01-04 17:06:20.034000 Lioness, c. 2100 BC. Sumerian, Iraq, c. 2100 BC. Copper alloy, lost-wax cast; overall: 4.2 x 3.1 x 13.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.253 title: Lioness title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 2100 BC creation date earliest: -2105 creation date latest: -2095 current location: 102A Ancient Near East creditline: Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin copyright: --- culture: Sumerian, Iraq, c. 2100 BC technique: copper alloy, lost-wax cast department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art collection: Near Eastern Art type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 4.2 x 3.1 x 13.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection opening date: 1990-07-05T04:00:00 The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: The fierce and powerful nature of lions was often associated with rulers through symbolic imagery. digital description: Crouched in the stance of a hunter stalking its prey, this diminutive lioness possesses the latent power of a predator about to strike. In the ancient Near East, the ferocity and strength of lions was often associated with rulers and gods through symbolic imagery. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.253/1989.253_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.253/1989.253_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.253/1989.253_full.tif