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Source Description
This reclining lion with a raised head shows the compact body shape and other stylistic features typical of Meroitic art.
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Document identity
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6950
label
Reclining Lion
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obj
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Source metadata
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6950
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Reclining Lion
description
This reclining lion with a raised head shows the compact body shape and other stylistic features typical of Meroitic art.
provenance
Khawam Brothers, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 1st century BCE (Meroitic)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Gold, Silver & Jewelry
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.1
height
1.7
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 7/16 x L: 11/16 x D: 1/8 in. (1.08 x 1.72 x 0.37 cm)
Source extras
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Nubian
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6182
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EGY
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2513
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