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Lioness

c. 2100 BCE
copper alloy, lost-wax cast
Overall: 4.2 x 3.1 x 13.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.253
Location: not on view
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The fierce and powerful nature of lions was often associated with rulers through symbolic imagery.

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Crouched in the stance of a hunter stalking its prey, this diminutive lioness possesses the latent power of a predator about to strike. In the ancient Near East, the ferocity and strength of lions was often associated with rulers and gods through symbolic imagery.
Lioness

Lioness

c. 2100 BCE

Sumerian, Iraq

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