Lion's Head
| Title | Lion's Head |
|---|---|
| Date | 500–400 BCE 4th century BCE |
| Medium | terracotta |
| Classification | Sculpture |
| Origin | Greece Greece |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Lion's Head, 500–400 BCE. Greece. Terracotta; overall: 24.3 cm (9 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund, 1927.27 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Lion's Head” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 500–400 BCE. It is executed in terracotta and classified as sculpture. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 500–400 BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 4th century BCE held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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