BZ.1931.3, Lioness
Byzantine Collection, Dumbarton Oaks Museum
Mesopotamian, eighth century BCE (?)
Bone, 9 cm x 11.4 cm x 6.4 cm (3 9/16 in. x 4 1/2 in. x 2 1/2 in.)
The Blisses acquired this sculpture from the collector May Norris through Royall Tyler, Paris, on January 29, 1931.