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Lion head amulet

Lion head amulet. Dimensions: l. 2.6 cm (1 in.) × w. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.). Date: 664-30 B.C.. This lion head amulet exhibits changes in the representation of lions that appeared during the later first millennium BC. The forehead is smaller and the face drawn downward, and there is emphasis on the mane beneath the cheeks.
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Title:
Lion head amulet
Caption:
Lion head amulet. Dimensions: l. 2.6 cm (1 in.) × w. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.). Date: 664-30 B.C.. This lion head amulet exhibits changes in the representation of lions that appeared during the later first millennium BC. The forehead is smaller and the face drawn downward, and there is emphasis on the mane beneath the cheeks.
Technique/material:
Green Faience
Period:
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3841 x 3841 px | 42.2 MB
Print size:
32.5 x 32.5 cm | 12.8 x 12.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
AFRICA • AMULETS • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN ART • FAIENCE • FROM EGYPT • GREEN FAIENCE • LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA