id:			161676
accession number:	2000.42
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2000.42
updated:		2024-08-08 15:17:17.956000

Seal Amulet in the form of a Lion's Head, 3800–3500 BCE. Mesopotamia, Iraq. 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
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creation date:			3800–3500 BCE
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
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culture:	Mesopotamia, Iraq
technique:	agate
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Near Eastern Art
type:		Amulets
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measurements: Diameter: 2.8 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
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CITATIONS

	Del Bufalo, Dario. Precious portraits: small precious stone sculptures of Imperial Rome. 2020.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 154, no. 500
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