motion; and the position of the ears, which lie flat against manner. The only parallel for such a system known to me the head, signals a display of anger. is an Elamite lapis lazuli bull’s head from Susa.2 On that head, when the cross-bore in the head section is Although related in style to the following head connected to the base set, the resulting holes make an (77.AO.81.10), especially in dorsal view, this lion differs in anchored suspension loop. small physiognomic details from other representations in amber and other media. Distinguishing features of this NOTES head are the flatness of the pendant, the flat collar of mane devoid of fur markings, the muzzle wrinkles, and 1. Brown 1960, passim. the ruffled upper lip. According to W. L. Brown, the last 2. P. O. Harper et al., The Royal City of Susa: Ancient Near Eastern might be considered a regressive trait in lion Treasures in the Louvre, exh. cat. (New York, 1993), p. 152, no. 97 representation of the period.1 There appears to be no other example of an amber pendant perforated in this (with bibl.). 228 LIONS’ HEADS