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Sculptor's Model of a Lion
ca. 380-343 BCE (Late Period, 30th dynasty)
limestone
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This statuette of a resting lion was most probably used as a donation into a temple or shrine.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
[Found at Dendera, Egypt]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2013-2014 | Egypt’s Mysterious Book of the Faiyum. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2005-2006 | Ägypten Griechenland Rom: Abwehr und Berührung. Staedtische Galerie Liebieghaus, Frankfurt am Main. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Examination | Examined | |
| Examination | Examined in preparation for exhibition. | |
| 9/1/1972 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 9/6/1972 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 8/17/1998 | Examination | survey |
| 10/7/1998 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 5/4/2004 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 1/16 x W: 8 7/8 x D: 4 1/8 in. (12.8 x 22.5 x 10.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
22.40