Model with a King, Lion and Ear

ca. 746-335 BCE or modern (Late Period or modern) L: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm) Citation Source image

The front of this model is carved in low relief and depicts a king in profile to the left. He has a jar in each hand. The back is carved in sunk relief and depicts a lion and an ear. The piece has three corners broken off, and its authenticity is questioned.

Sculpture

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40595
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [claimed from Sakkara]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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