Cleveland Museum of Art
Composite Lion and Bull
- Date
- 1500–1000 BCE
- Medium
- bronze, cast
- Culture
- Iran
- Department
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Combining the strength of the lion and the fertility of the bull, this creature must have served as an object of worship in a temple or shrine.
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