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Seal Amulet in the form of a Lion's Head
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About this work
Delicately carved from exotic semiprecious stone, this tiny seal in the shape of a lion's head (rendered in profile) would have functioned not only as the legal signature of its ancient owner but also a protective amulet, magically conferring to its wearer the lion's natural virtues of courage, leadership, and strength.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSeal Amulet in the form of a Lion's Head, 3800–3500 BCE. Mesopotamia, Iraq. Agate; diameter: 2.8 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mabel Porozynski in honor and remembrance of Eugene Porozynski, 2000.42
