Seal Amulet in the form of a Lion's Head
https://clevelandart.org/art/2000.42
Delicately carved from exotic semiprecious stone, this tiny seal in the shape of a lion's head (rendered in profile) would have functioned not only as the legal signature of its ancient owner but also a protective amulet, magically conferring to its wearer the lion's natural v...
Artifact
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161676
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citation
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CC0
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language
en
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wikidata
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"Q60758985"
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import
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accession
2000.42
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Source image fields (4)
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2000.42/2000.42_web.jpg |
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Terms
Culture
Mesopotamia, Iraq
Technique
agate
Medium
agate
Genre
Amulets
Department
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Relations
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