Recumbent lion
305–30 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Object PlacePossibly Alexandria, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGold sheet and blue enamel over a quartz, gypsum, and feldspar core
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 2.5 x 2 x 5 cm (1 x 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession number62.1193
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
NOTE: First lent to the MFA by Horace L. Mayer on March 24, 1958.
305–30 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
1295–1186 B.C.
185–10 B.C.
185–10 B.C.
185–50 B.C.
555–542 B.C.
743–542 B.C.
568–542 B.C.
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.