Grotesque Lion

This grotesque lion, also from Temple A, appears rather crude, but is actually made with a great amount of detail. The lions appear at Nuzi in a wide variety of forms; there are others in the exhibit that are very naturalistic, decorated with glazed and painted details, in both standing and crouching positions. This lion was crouching; the original piece had legs which were located where the white form is seen. There were at least two others like him, based on the fragments that were found in the Temple.