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Source Description
The reclining lion has a raised head and a closed mouth. His left front paw rests on top of his right front paw. His tail is curved around the right side of his hip. The bottom of the figurine has two round holes which were used to fix the figure on top of a base of a staff.
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Document identity
localId
3996
label
Reclining Lion
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
6
Source metadata
id
3996
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Reclining Lion
description
The reclining lion has a raised head and a closed mouth. His left front paw rests on top of his right front paw. His tail is curved around the right side of his hip. The bottom of the figurine has two round holes which were used to fix the figure on top of a base of a staff.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd-1st century BC (Greco-Roman)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
figurines
imageCount
6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.8
height
3.8
depth
1.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 11/16 x W: 1 1/2 x D: 5/8 in. (1.8 x 3.84 x 1.6 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
Ptolemaic Dynasty
med
ceramic (?)
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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photo
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5d1976e01bc47751
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no
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no
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photo
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21862da2d586f2c5
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no
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no
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photo
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photo
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no