Lion
Depiction of a large muscular animal with a long tail, mane, and large teeth.
This category includes mammals, usually portrayed as verylarge and muscular in the torso, with large muscular legs, a mane placed on the neck, a long tail, large ears, the muzzle is long and the teeth are large. It is usually shown snarling, with its mouth open and teeth exposed.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11528 | 30-12-8 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. White shell much decayed. Subject: a man & 2 lions rampant against a deer? upside down. | |
| 11443 | 30-12-49 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell, much decayed. Inscription apparently: Sagdudu. HC..5. | |
| 11978 | 30-12-9 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. White shell. Decayed, but design visible of fighting animals. | |
| 14013 | 31-17-121 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
| 8056B | (none) | (none) | B16891 | Cylinder seals of white shell. All in very bad condition. A: 4 animals, the centre two heraldically crossed, and a tree? or man? B: unrecognisable. C: unrecognisable. | |
| 11598A | 30-12-35 | (none) | (none) | Group. [A](1) Cylinder Seal, lapis, man, lion & gazelle]. [B](2) Copper Axe Type XVII. [C](3) A few beads of lapis and copper. | |
| 12705D | 30-12-348 | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Beads. Small lapis tubes carnelian rings and bugles. [B] (2) Copper reticule containing manicure tools. [C] (3) Copper dagger with ivory and silver handle. Type II B. Tip missing. [D] (4) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli adhering to blade of 3, not photographed. Men and animals poor cutting. [E] (5) Spindles copper with lapis whorl. | |
| 13607A | 31-16-677 | (none) | (none) | Jar-sealing. [A-B] Two large fragments. Original diam. part. c. 013 Inscription: (me)s (?)-an-ni-p(ad)-da Lugal Kiski dam nu-gig. Left of inscriptions: naked man holding lion by tail, lion facing another man. Right of inscriptions: Lion attacks caprid; fine gilgamis figure holding caprid; himself attacked by lion. Below inscription: square design of four little naked men (note hair or headdress) each attacking one in front? with dagger (of different sorts.) Hc. 1929/30-4. | |
| 18787 | 35-1-111 | (none) | (none) | Lion head. Terracotta. modeled in the round. Good style. [drawing 1:1] | |
 | 6109 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Lion's muzzle. Drab stone. Fragment. B. [drawing 1:1] |
| 7600 | (none) | (none) | B17195 | Lion. Limestone. White. Fragment. Broken away behind back of head represented as couched, head resting on forelegs tips of which are missing. Flattened base. Cavity running length-ways down the middle of the body to receive post. Existing portion broken and mended. |
| 1777 | (none) | 1924,0920.374 | (none) | Relief. Drab clay with lion in relief, skirt of god superimposed. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 14769 | 31-16-601 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Eagle, conflicting animals, gazelle. | |
| 13984 | 31-16-628 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Gazelles and trees. | |
| 13688 | 31-16-667 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Man with radiate hair and animals. | |
| 14196 | 31-16-665 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Naked man with staff(?) over shoulder, animals. | |
| 13687 | 31-16-610 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Scorpion? Man with radiate hair, lion. | |
| 10917B | (none) | (none) | B16746 | Shell Plaque, 2, belonging to U.10916 (A, B) A= Silhouetted plaque of 2 goats on either side of a plant growing on a mountain; usual heraldic type of animals rampant Photo 1066 [drawing] 1:1 B= Silhouetted plaque, a lion seizing an antelope (lions head missing). Photo 1066 1130c [drawing] | |
| 16546 | 31-43-36 | (none) | (none) | Steatite cylinder seal. Ur-gar(?). HC.30/II, 2. | |
| 2865B | (none) | 1927,1003.179 | (none) | Terracotta Figurine. Nude Ishtar standing upon lion. Broken in lion, much defaced. [Drawing 1:1] | |
| 2865A | (none) | 1927,1003.164 | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Nude Ishtar standing upon lion. Broken in two, much defaced. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 6503 | (none) | (none) | B16260 | Terracotta fragment. Roaring lion with flowing mane. E. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 15713 | 31-16-942 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta plaque. Fragment. Lion in profile. Head missing -curling tail. | |
| 15714 | 31-16-777 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta plaque. Lion in profile. Head missing-curling tail. | |
| 17157 | 31-43-424 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief of a man driving a lion. (A) Complete, except for back legs of lion and legs of man. : fair impression |
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