 IAA Number: 2014-452
 | Object's Name: Fragment Vessel Lion, Zoomorphic, Medallion
Period: Mamluk
Material: Pottery
Site: `Akko
Diameter: 6.8 cm
Description: A medallion, part of a vessel or flat plaque such as a tile, with the
figure of a lion (?) in relief, depicted in profile. The plaque and
the figure are covered by turquoise alkaline glaze. The figure of
the lion is ascribed to the Mamluk Sultan Baybars (1260-1277 CE). The
blazon of a lion with a raised tail (which is missing on the
medallion) is unique. It is known in glass vessels from the Mamluk
period, on a few ceramic bowls, and on structural reliefs such as
bridge near Ramla, the lion gate in Jerusalem and the madrassa
bearing his name in Cairo.
Bibliography: Stern, E.J. and Manal SHalavi-Abbas 1999. Akko, Ha-Gedud Ha-Ivri Street. HA-ESI 19: 10*-12*, Fig. 19. Mayer, L.A. 1933. Saracenic Heraldry. Oxford, 106-110, Pl. 1.
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