Lion's head from the sima of the Temple at Assos
about 525 B.C.
FindspotAssos (Behramkale), Troad, Anatolia (Turkey)
Medium/TechniqueTufa, so-called (local volcanic stone)
Dimensions26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession number84.71
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Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
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ProvenanceFrom Assos (Behramkale, Turkey); sima of temple in acropolis. 188?: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 1884.
2nd or 1st century B.C.
2nd or 1st century B.C.
about 340–330 B.C.
150 B.C. or later
probably A.D. 300–350
490–480 B.C.
490–480 B.C.
about 490–480 B.C.
about 600–575 B.C.
