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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Recumbent Lion
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Recumbent Lion

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodRoman
Date1st to 2nd century CE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions7/8 x 5/8 x 1 3/4 in., 40 g (2.2 x 1.6 x 4.4 cm, 1 7/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.324
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Merseille, Archeologie (25 Avril 1974), lot 130.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, April 25, 1974, lot 130. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art