id: 161676 accession number: 2000.42 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2000.42 updated: 2023-08-23 23:51:54.392000 Seal Amulet in the form of a Lion's Head, 3800–3500 BC. Iraq, southern Mesopotamia, 3800-3500 BC. Agate; diameter: 2.8 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mabel Porozynski in honor and remembrance of Eugene Porozynski 2000.42 title: Seal Amulet in the form of a Lion's Head title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 3800–3500 BC creation date earliest: -3800 creation date latest: -3000 current location: 102A Ancient Near East creditline: Gift of Mabel Porozynski in honor and remembrance of Eugene Porozynski copyright: --- culture: Iraq, southern Mesopotamia, 3800-3500 BC technique: agate department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art collection: Near Eastern Art type: Amulets find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Diameter: 2.8 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: These amulets were commonly found in tombs of women and children. digital description: Delicately carved from exotic semiprecious stone, this tiny seal in the shape of a lion's head (rendered in profile) would have functioned not only as the legal signature of its ancient owner but also a protective amulet, magically conferring to its wearer the lion's natural virtues of courage, leadership, and strength. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Del Bufalo, Dario. Precious portraits: small precious stone sculptures of Imperial Rome. 2020. page number: Reproduced: p. 154, no. 500 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2000.42/2000.42_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2000.42/2000.42_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2000.42/2000.42_full.tif