# Lion-headed Stand

- Date: 1150–1220
- Medium: cast brass inlaid with silver
- Classification: Metalwork
- Dimensions: Overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
- Culture: Northern Iraq or Syria, Zengid or Ayyubid period
- Credit line: Dudley P. Allen Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1931.453)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1931.453/1931.453_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The four sections of this stand each terminate in a lion's head and the supporting legs end with a paw. The angular modeling of the lion's head contrasts with the delicate silver inlaid decoration.