Foundation peg in the form of the forepart of a lion
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 2200–2100 BCE
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: 4 5/8 × 3 3/16 × 3 5/16 in. (11.7 × 8.1 × 8.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Sculpture-Inscribed
Culture: Hurrian
Period: Early Bronze Age
Themes: Lions
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1948
Met highlightDate range
-2200 – -2100
Largest dimension
8.4 cm
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