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Striding lion

604–561 B.C.
FindspotIraq
Medium/TechniqueGlazed bricks
DimensionsHeight: 106 cm (41 3/4 in.); width: 232 cm (91 5/16 in.)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number31.898
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ClassificationsArchitectural elements
Provenance1899, excavated in Iraq by the Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft for the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin; 1931, sold by the Kaiser Friedrich Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 8, 1931).