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Sculptor's Model Bust of a Lion

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Limestone
  • Place Made: Egypt
  • DATES 664–30 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 26, or later
    PERIOD Late Period
    DIMENSIONS 6 x 5 3/8 x 4 5/16 in. (15.2 x 13.7 x 11 cm)  (show scale)
    ACCESSION NUMBER 34.1003
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Sculptor's model of a head of a lion in limestone. The head rests on an oblong base and back. There are sculptor's guiding lines on the base, back and top and sides. The mane is indicated by incised lines which were originally filled with black paint. Part of the mane was also painted without any incisions. There are traces of a pinkish red paint. Condition: the nose is badly chipped; there are numerous chips on the edges and on the mane. Small chips of plaster adhere to the head.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Sculptor's Model Bust of a Lion, 664–30 B.C.E. Limestone, 6 x 5 3/8 x 4 5/16 in. (15.2 x 13.7 x 11 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1003. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1003_PS9.jpg)
    IMAGE front, 34.1003_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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     <em>Sculptor's Model Bust of a Lion</em>, 664–30 B.C.E. Limestone, 6 x 5 3/8 x 4 5/16 in. (15.2 x 13.7 x 11 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1003. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1003_PS9.jpg)