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Lion's Head
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Lion's Head

500–400 BCE · terracotta

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This terracotta sculpture is molded in the shape of a lion’s head. The lion opens its mouth and lolls out its tongue, showing off large upper and lower incisors (broken on one side). A mane spreads out around the lion’s head, framing the face. Lion heads like this one often served as architectural decoration.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineLion's Head, 500–400 BCE. Greece. Terracotta; overall: 24.3 cm (9 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund, 1927.27
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