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Horned Lion's Headcirca 150 B.C.-A.D. 225 or later

Not on view
Marble architectural fragment carved with a lion's head in three-quarter profile, cream-white stone with gray and brown weathering, set on a rectangular block
Title
Horned Lion's Head
Place Made
Possibly Iran
Date Made
circa 150 B.C.-A.D. 225 or later
Medium
Marble, carved
Dimensions
8 5/16 x 7 7/8 in. (21 x 20 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.251
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.