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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1921.10
Title
Sculptor's Model, Head of a Lion
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
3rd-1st century BCE
Period
Ptolemaic period
Culture
Egyptian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292583

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
6.8 x 6.3 x 4.2 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Demotte Gallery, Paris
Accession Year
1921
Object Number
1921.10
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This is a finely carved head of a lion with grid marks visible on flat back. The eyes are inset and the whiskers are indicated by five incised lines. The mane is cursorily carved. Possibly Ptolemaic,

Verification Level

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