Lion figurine

Medium:

Hand-modeled and painted baked clay

Location:

Level IV, Shibaniba (modern Tell Billa), Iraq

Dimensions:

H. 8.8 cm; W. 4 cm; D. 15 cm

Date:

Old Assyrian Period, ca. 2000–1600 BCE

Inventory Number:

31-51-394

Lender:

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia

Credit:

American School Oriental Research/University Museum Expedition to Tell Billa, Iraq; E. A. Speiser, 1931