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Source Description
This pendant shows the head of a lion on one side, and the head of a bull with a sun disk on the other side. It may have been a variation of amulets which displays two combined lions who represents the horizon. This variation adds the idea of the holy Apis bull who was particularly worshipped in the Late and Greco-Roman Periods.
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Document identity
localId
5134
label
Combined Foreparts of a Lion and Apis Bull
core
obj
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object
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5
Source metadata
id
5134
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Combined Foreparts of a Lion and Apis Bull
description
This pendant shows the head of a lion on one side, and the head of a bull with a sun disk on the other side. It may have been a variation of amulets which displays two combined lions who represents the horizon. This variation adds the idea of the holy Apis bull who was particularly worshipped in the Late and Greco-Roman Periods.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
664-332 BC (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
pendants
amulets
amulet-pendants
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5
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5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1
height
1.9
depth
0.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 3/8 x W: 3/4 x D: 1/16 in. (0.96 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
26th-30th Dynasty
med
Egyptian faience with green glaze
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
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none
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