Lion-Headed Figure
This intricate, finely carved pendant represents a lion-headed human figure wearing a rush-crown with disc. The apotropaic figure dangles a crook and a serpent. It stands back to back with a winged falcon in an atef crown, which is surmounted by a ball. The falcon's head is tu...
Images (6)
Artifact
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id
15155
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contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
6
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source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_71.514_VwD_DD_RS2009.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_71.514_VwD_DD_RS2009.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_71.514_VwD_DD_RS2009.jpg |
| imageCount | 6 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.514 |
Terms
Medium
canine tooth