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Coptic. <em>Lion Attacking Antelope</em>, 4th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Wood, 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 31.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.64.197.2_detail01_ICA.jpg)
Coptic. Lion Attacking Antelope, 4th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Wood, 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 31.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.64.197.2_detail01_ICA.jpg)
Coptic. <em>Lion Attacking Antelope</em>, 4th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Wood, 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 31.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.64.197.2_detail01_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Lion Attacking Antelope, 4th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Wood, 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 31.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.64.197.2_detail01_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Lion Attacking Antelope</em>, 4th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Wood, 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 31.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.64.197.2_detail02_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Lion Attacking Antelope, 4th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Wood, 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 31.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.64.197.2_detail02_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Lion Attacking Antelope</em>, 4th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Wood, 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 31.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.64.197.2_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Lion Attacking Antelope, 4th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Wood, 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 31.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.64.197.2_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Lion Attacking Antelope</em>, 4th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Wood, 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 31.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.64.197.2_detail03_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Lion Attacking Antelope, 4th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Wood, 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 31.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.64.197.2_detail03_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Lion Attacking Antelope</em>, 4th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Wood, 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 31.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.64.197.2_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Lion Attacking Antelope, 4th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Wood, 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 31.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.64.197.2_ICA.jpg)

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Lion Attacking Antelope

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Coptic
MEDIUM Wood
DATES 4th-6th century C.E. (possibly)
PERIOD Late Antique Period
DIMENSIONS 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 31.4 x 2 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 64.197.2
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Coptic. Lion Attacking Antelope, 4th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Wood, 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 31.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.64.197.2_detail01_ICA.jpg)
IMAGE detail, CUR.64.197.2_detail01_ICA.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), 2007
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Coptic. <em>Lion Attacking Antelope</em>, 4th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Wood, 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 31.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.64.197.2_detail01_ICA.jpg)

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