Photo of collection object Face of a Lion
Face of a Lion, ca. 1390-1292 B.C.E.. Syenite, 9 13/16 x 10 1/4 x 6 3/16 in., 22.5 lb. (25 x 26 x 15.7 cm, 10.21kg). 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, 16.171. Creative Commons-BY.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum

Face of a Lion

ca. 1390-1292 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Sculpture
Formatted Medium
Syenite
Medium
syenite
Locations
Possible place collected: Thebes (Karnak), Egypt
Dynasty
Second half of Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Dimensions
9 13/16 x 10 1/4 x 6 3/16 in., 22.5 lb. (25 x 26 x 15.7 cm, 10.21kg)
Departments
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number
16.171
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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