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Reclining Lion

Egyptian (Artist)
3rd-1st century BC (Greco-Roman)
ceramic (?)
(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
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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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.

48.1650

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