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Source Description
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 majesty to demonstrate his relationship to the king and the divine.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
14680
label
Lion Figure
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
14680
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Lion Figure
description
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 majesty to demonstrate his relationship to the king and the divine.
provenance
Sambon, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd-1st century BC (Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
figurines
statuettes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
Ptolemaic Dynasty
med
wood with traces of green paint
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
2174
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
4e873d57ce8d6dbf