A NORTH SYRIAN TERRACOTTA LION BOWL

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A NORTH SYRIAN TERRACOTTA LION BOWL
Circa 9th-8th Century B.C.

The hand-modelled hollow figure of a reclining lion with applied button eyes, incised and stippled mane and nose, his front paws and chin resting on the rim of the small wheel-made bowl, an opening below his mouth, with two pierced suspension holes between his body and forelegs, 8 1/4in. (21cm.) long