Figure of crouching lion ca. 8th–7th century B.C. Iran This is a small crouching ivory lion. The lion has large round eyes, triangular ears and an open mouth. Its shoulders and hindquarters are rounded. The back end of the lion is broken off. It rests on a flat base with two holes. Presumably it was originally attached to something, but it is impossible to say what at this point. Possibly it was the handle for an ivory container of some kind.This lion was excavated at Surkh Dum, a settlement site in Luristan in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran. It was part of a large hoard of objects burie
GLIX-115-2HJ40X5
Magyarország
Kollekció
GLIX Prime
Novel Use
Fotós / Szerző
MET/BOT
Készült
Leírás
Figure of crouching lion ca. 8th–7th century B.C. Iran This is a small crouching ivory lion. The lion has large round eyes, triangular ears and an open mouth. Its shoulders and hindquarters are rounded. The back end of the lion is broken off. It rests on a flat base with two holes. Presumably it was originally attached to something, but it is impossible to say what at this point. Possibly it was the handle for an ivory container of some kind.This lion was excavated at Surkh Dum, a settlement site in Luristan in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran. It was part of a large hoard of objects burie