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Composite Lion and Bull
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineComposite Lion and Bull, 1500–1000 BCE. Iran. Bronze, cast; overall: 11.4 x 9.7 x 14.8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 13/16 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.122
