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Lion Cub Early Dynastic PeriodGebelein

Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access), acc. 66.99.2. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 66.99.2
Find spot: Gebelein, Southern Upper Egypt approx. site location
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 1
Date: ca. 3100–2900 BCE
Date range: 3100 BCE – 2900 BCE
Materials: ['quartzite']
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access), Lion Cub (66.99.2). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/284

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Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, ca. 3100–2900 BCE. Quartzite. L. 23.4 x H. 12 x W. 12.5 cm (9 3/16 x 4 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.). Said to be from: Gebelein, Southern Upper Egypt. Subject: Lions. Credit: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966.

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Found at Gebelein (Krokodilopolis)

Cross-references (4)

Wikidata-Q Q29385761 tier-1
Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
Inventory-Number 66.99.2 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
MET-Object 544077 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)

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