Recumbent Lion
305-30 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The Egyptians used leonine images for a variety of purposes, including depictions of lions themselves, as figures of powerful goddesses such as Wadjet, Bastet, or Sakhmet, or as symbols of the king. Artisans had to add specific iconographic details to help the viewer understand what lilian" was meant. Recent research has demonstrated that sculptures such as this, showing a recumbent lion with his head turned and his paws crossed, perhaps always represent the king.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Limestone
- Medium
- limestone
- Locations
- Reportedly from: Giza, Egypt
- Period
- Ptolemaic Period
- Dimensions
- 13 3/4 x 11 x 27 3/8 in., 144 lb. (35 x 28 x 69.5 cm, 65.32kg) 33.382a: 89 lb. (40.37kg) 33.382b: 55 lb. (24.95kg)
- Accession Number
- 33.382a-b
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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