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Lion of Mari

Lion of Mari

statue · copper · 2,000 BCE

The Lion of Mari is a copper statue of a lion found in 1936 by André Parrot at the "Temple of Lions" in Mari, Syria. The statue is damaged, having been crushed during the destruction of the site, and only the anterior part of the body remains. It is currently on display in the Near Eastern Antiquities Department of the Louvre.

material
copper
held at
Louvre Museum · art museum
inv. no.
AO 19520

The journey

found at
Mari
now in
Louvre Museum
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