Ceramic Plaque
![A clay tablet with chips missing from the corners and edges. On the face of the tablet is a molded, roaring lion in profile.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/ishtar-gate/objects/plaque-lion/@@images/59f9cdf2-b232-42f1-8342-d9f89350b5b9.jpeg)
Ceramic Plaque
- Description:
- Fragmentary plaque with a striding lion
- Medium:
- Molded baked clay
- Location:
- Area TB 30, Level II, Nippur (modern Nuffar), Iraq
- Dimensions:
- H. 8.5 cm; W. 6 cm; D. 1.5 cm
- Date:
- Isin-Larsa Period, ca. 2017–1763 BCE
- Inventory Number:
- 51-6-204
- Lender:
- University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
- Credit:
- University Museum–University of Chicago/Oriental Institute Expedition, 1951
Courtesy of Penn Museum