Photo of collection object Lion Head
Graeco-Egyptian. Lion Head, 4th-3rd century B.C.E.. Bronze, 2 11/16 x 2 1/4 in. (6.9 x 5.7 cm). Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.259. Creative Commons-BY.
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Lion Head

4th-3rd century B.C.E.

Graeco-Egyptian

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Graeco-Egyptian
Classification
Accessory
Formatted Medium
Bronze
Medium
bronze
Locations
Reportedly from: Tell el Muqdam (Leontopolis), Egypt
Period
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
Dimensions
2 11/16 x 2 1/4 in. (6.9 x 5.7 cm)
Departments
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number
16.259
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Exhibitions
Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location
This item is not on view
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