Skip to main content
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Relief of a Man Praying to the Lion of Tomorrow
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Relief of a Man Praying to the Lion of Tomorrow

CultureEgyptian
PeriodNew Kingdom, Dynasty 19
Date1292-1191 BCE
MediumLimestone
Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund
Dimensions8 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (22.5 x 19.1 x 3.2 cm)
Object number2008.064.001
Exhibition HistoryGE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies, Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, New York, September 21, 2013 - June 8, 2014
Hall of Ancient Egypt, The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas, August 2014 - Present
Published ReferencesSotheby Parke Bernet New York, Antiquities (December 11, 1976), 70, lot 231.
ProvenanceWith Sotheby Parke Bernet New York, December 11, 1976, lot 231. Said to be ex coll. Prof. Alcibiades N. Oikonomides (d. 1988), Chicago, Illinois, acquired in 1970s. Said to be ex coll. M.B., Westlake Village, California. Purchased by MCCM from Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art