The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Lion Head

664–332 BCE

Egypt, Late period , Dynasty 26 or later

(715–332 BCE)
glassy faience
Overall: 3 x 2.8 x 3 cm (1 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund 1974.87
Location: 107 Egyptian

Description

Roaring lions are rare in Egyptian art. They are, however, a common fixture in Persian art, from which the lion head in this case undoubtedly takes its stylistic cue.
  • Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1974.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 62, no. 3 (March 1975): 62–102. Mentioned: p. 97, no. 5 www.jstor.org
    Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 8, fig. 10
    Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999. Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 439-440, cat. no. 340
  • Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 10-July 5, 1998); Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, RI (August 25, 1998-January 3, 1999).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (5/10/98 - 7/5/98); Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (8/25/98 - 1/3/99). "Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience," not in exh. cat.
    Year in Review: 1974. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).
    CMA, 11 March-6 April, 1975, The Year in Review for 1974, cat.: CMA Bulletin 62, no. 3 (March 1975), no. 5; CMA 1982, no. 10 (entry by Arielle P. Kozloff)
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