Lion Figurine

late 2nd millennium BCE (Cycladic)

2.5 cm 3.8 cm 4.4 cm

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Images of lions were popular in the whole Mediterranean and Near Eastern world and related to power, kingship and royalty. Such figurines were believed to serve as protective amulets. This one was made using the lost-wax casting technique.

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Stephen W. Fisher Collection, ca. 1970; given to Walters Art Museum, 2005.
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