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Plaque fragment: kneeling lion-headed figure by — VisualArtsDB

Plaque fragment: kneeling lion-headed figure

Plaque fragment: kneeling lion-headed figure

-1800–-1700

Medium: Ivory (hippopotamus), gold foil
Dimensions: 3 7/8 × 1 7/8 × 3/8 in. (9.8 × 4.8 × 1 cm)
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Ancient West Asian Art

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lions