Model with a King, Lion and Ear

Description 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.

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

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923