British Museum — Department of Egypt and Sudan · statue

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Accession: 1886,0401.1586
Find spot: Naukratis, Beheira, el- (Governorate), Egypt approx. site location
Period: 26th Dynasty
Dynasty: 26th Dynasty
Date: 6thC BC
Date range: 599 BCE – 501 BCE
Materials: ['glazed composition']
Height: 4.4 cm
Repository: British Museum
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British Museum — Department of Egypt and Sudan, figure (1886,0401.1586). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/52593

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Description

Mould-made amulet of a seated falcon-headed lion figure, the lower legs and base now lost. The figure is depicted with a falcon head and two large round eyes indicated on either side of the short beak, with traces of brown-black paint particularly notable on the right-side eye. Above the front legs of the figure the chest projects outwards, and traces of… View more about description

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Found at Naukratis

Cross-references (2)

BM-Object Y_EA68853 tier-2
BM-Registration 1886,0401.1586 tier-2

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