Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Recumbent Lion Old KingdomHerakleopolis (Ihnasya el-Medina)
Description
Statue, Lion recumbent. Old Kingdom, early dynasty 4–5, ca. 2575–2450 B.C. Granite. L. 201 cm (79 1/8 in); w. 73 cm (28 3/4 in); h. 87 cm (34 1/4 in). From: Herakleopolis (Ihnasya el-Medina), Fayum Entrance Area, Egypt. Excavation: EEF excavations 1890-1891. Subject: Lions. Credit: Purchase, Anonymous Gift, in honor of Annette de la Renta; Annette de la Renta Gift; and Anne and John V. Hansen Egyptian Purchase Fund, 2000.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273581 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 2000.485 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549541 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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