Lion Cub
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 66.99.2 · public domain
Statuette, animal, lion: Lion Cub. Accession 66.99.2 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, ca. 3100–2900 BCE. Medium: Quartzite. Public domain Open Access record with credit line and museum link. Free on Serpent Earth.
- Object type
- Statuette, animal, lion
- Period
- Early Dynastic Period · Dynasty 1 · ca. 3100–2900 BCE
- Medium
- Quartzite
- Credit line
- Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966
- License
- CC0 (public domain)
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- Where is Lion Cub held?
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art lists this work as accession 66.99.2. Serpent Earth links to the museum's canonical object page and does not claim ownership.
- Is the image of Lion Cub public domain?
- Yes. This snapshot row passed a public-domain or CC0 gate and includes a museum image URL. License on this site: CC0. Credit: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966.
- What period is Lion Cub?
- Museum metadata for this record: Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, ca. 3100–2900 BCE. Empty or varying fields follow the museum record, not invented dates.