Howling Wolf
Unknown Artist
c. 500–200 BCE
Medium
wood with shell inlays
Dimensions
11.1 × 3.3 × 5.9 cm
Classification
Wood
Department
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1986.26
About this artwork
Its subject, size, materials, and naturalistic style suggest that this small sculpture was made by one of the nomadic peoples of Western and Central Asia—perhaps the Scythians, who, with the Medes, conquered the Assyrians. Works of art made by the Scythians and other nomadic groups are shown on the northwest wall of this gallery.