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Caption

Lion Bead, ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE. Gold, 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.366. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Lion Bead

Date

ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE

Period

Middle Kingdom

Geography

Place collected: Egypt, Place made: Egypt

Medium

Gold

Classification

Accessory

Dimensions

3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 cm)

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

Accession Number

16.366

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