The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Lioness
c. 2100 BCE
Overall: 4.2 x 3.1 x 13.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
The fierce and powerful nature of lions was often associated with rulers through symbolic imagery.Description
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.- The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1989.253