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Recumbent lion
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
305–30 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Possibly Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Gold sheet and blue enamel over a quartz, gypsum, and feldspar core
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 2.5 x 2 x 5 cm (1 x 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number62.1193
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSmall figurine of a recumbent lion made of gold sheet over a quartz, gypsum, and feldspar core; with blue powdered glass (enamel) in cloisons constituting the mane. This method of cloisonné enamel work is typical of the workshops of Alexandria.
ProvenanceProbably from Alexandria. By 1958, Horace L. Mayer, Williamstown, MA; 1962, gift of Horace L. Mayer to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 1962)
NOTE: First lent to the MFA by Horace L. Mayer on March 24, 1958.
NOTE: First lent to the MFA by Horace L. Mayer on March 24, 1958.