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BZ.1931.3, Lioness

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.