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Reclining Lion
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The reclining lion has a raised head and a closed mouth. His left front paw rests on top of his right front paw. His tail is curved around the right side of his hip. The bottom of the figurine has two round holes which were used to fix the figure on top of a base of a staff.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11/16 x W: 1 1/2 x D: 5/8 in. (1.8 x 3.84 x 1.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
48.1650