Large Gargoyle (Head of a Lion)

664 B.C.E.–395 C.E.

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Large Gargoyle (Head of a Lion), 664 B.C.E.–395 C.E.. Limestone, 13 3/8 x 13 3/8 x 16 1/8 in. (34 x 33.9 x 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 68.82a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.68.82_negA_bw.jpg)

Title

Large Gargoyle (Head of a Lion)

Date

664 B.C.E.–395 C.E.

Period

Late Period to Roman Period

Medium

Limestone

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

13 3/8 x 13 3/8 x 16 1/8 in. (34 x 33.9 x 41 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

68.82a-b

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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