ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Lion Head Terminal

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodRoman Period

Date30 BCE-323 CE

MediumWood

Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund

Dimensions4 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. (11.4 x 9.2 cm)

Object number2011.034.001

Label TextThe ancient Egyptian elite used leonine elements in their furniture. This lion-headed capital was once part of a furniture leg in the form of the forepart of a lion. The tenon in the back once slipped into a mortise in the furniture leg. The stylized mane and wide open eyes are indicative of Roman Period style.
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, June 4, 2013 - January 29, 2018
Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 10 - November 11, 2018
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, January 29, 2019-Present

ProvenanceEx coll. Mr. T. Geldhof, Belgium, after 1971. Purchased by MCCM from Dick Meijer Antiquiteiten, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Status

On view

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