Lion Figure

2nd-1st century BC (Ptolemaic) H: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm) Citation Source image

The legs and tail of this small lion were originally attached to the body. These parts have been lost, but the holes for the wooden nails are still visible. An incised line marks the mane of the lion. The animal's expression, with his closed mouth, suggests calmness and majest...

Sculpture

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14680
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sculpture
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normalized
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Sambon, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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