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Handle Depicting a Lion Subduing a Nubian New Kingdom, RamessideQantir (Piramesse)

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Description

New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Egyptian blue, gold. h. 3 cm (1 3/16 in); l. 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in); w. 3 cm ( 1 3/16 in). Said to be from: Qantir (Piramesse), Eastern Delta. Subject: Lions. Credit: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989.

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.

Connections

Found at Qantir (Piramesse)

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q29385750 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 1989.281.92 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544066 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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