guennol lioness

A tiny limestone figure of a lion from ancient Mesopotamia has sold at auction for $57m (£28m)!!!!!... That's right... $57, BIG, HUGE, GINORMOUS ONES!!!

The 8.3cm (3.25in) tall Guennol Lioness is thought to have been carved 5,000 years ago in what is now Iraq and Iran.

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