A Mesopotamian dark green steatite lion weight
Circa 3rd Millennium B.C.
The feline represented couchant, the tail raised to form the handle, the face with disc eyes, and incised whiskers, teeth and mane, the fur formed of repeat chevrons, 20cm long x 13 cm high注脚Provenance:
with Palace Galleries Inc., New York.
Private collection UK, acquired from the above 1981.