Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion

Assyrian; sculpture; ivory/bone-sculpture. Date: ca. 9th–8th century B.C.. Dimensions: H. 3 3/4 x W. 3 x D. 2 3/4in. (9.5 x 7.6 x 6.9cm). Medium: ivory. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art.