Weight in the form of a crouching lion
Weight in the form of a crouching lion

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Ancient Mediterranean Art

Weight in the form of a crouching lion,

9th–8th centuries BCE

Mesopotamian
Neo-Assyrian Period, ca. 1000–612 BCE
y1951-2

Information

Title
Weight in the form of a crouching lion
Dates

9th–8th centuries BCE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
3.5 x 6.5 x 4.1 cm (1 3/8 x 2 9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1951-2
Place Made

Asia, Iraq, Mesopotamia

Culture
Mesopotamian
Period
Late Assyrian
Type
metalwork, weights
Materials
Bronze
Subject
lions

Formerly in collection of Gregor Aharon; purchased by the Museum in 1951 from Parke-Bernet Galleries, NY

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