The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 22, 2024

Median Lion Strangler

Median Lion Strangler

500–450 BCE
(550–330 BCE)
lapis lazuli
Overall: 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1960.175
Location: not on view
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisition Press Release,” August 17, 1960, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
    Cleveland Museum of Art, “Persian Bust,” November 27, 1960, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 12 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 12 archive.org
  • The Exhibition of Persian Art: 7000 Years of Art in Iran. Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France (organizer) (October 19, 1961-January 31, 1962).
    Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 30, 1960-January 1, 1961).
  • {{cite web|title=Median Lion Strangler|url=false|author=|year=500–450 BCE|access-date=22 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1960.175