Terracotta rhyton shaped like a roaring lion. From Hattuşa/Boğazköy. Early 18th century BC.

This kind of vessel illustrates the high quality of Anatolian craftsmanship at the time of the Assyrian merchant-colonies (also called ‘Colony period’).

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Sources: ‘Guide to Boğazköy’ – Prof. Kurt Bittel & Wikipedia .