Crouching Lion Furniture Inlay, Samaria

Illustration

William Brown
by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
published on 15 February 2020
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This object is an ivory furniture inlay depicting a crouching lion. It was excavated from Samaria and dates to the Iron Age II (9th–8th century BCE). It has a height of 3.7 cm and a length of 6.4 cm. (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem)

©The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Used with permission. Israel Antiquities Authority 1933-2557, Archaeology/Israelite & Persian Periods.

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