Recumbent Lion
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Object Label
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.
Caption
Recumbent Lion, 305–30 B.C.E.. Limestone, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.382a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Gallery
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Title
Recumbent Lion
Date
305–30 B.C.E.
Period
Ptolemaic Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Giza, Egypt
Medium
Limestone
Classification
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)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
33.382a-b
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