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
ProvenanceProbably from Alexandria. By 1958, Horace L. Mayer, Williamstown, MA; 1962, gift of Horace L. Mayer to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 1962)
NOTE: First lent to the MFA by Horace L. Mayer on March 24, 1958.
NOTE: First lent to the MFA by Horace L. Mayer on March 24, 1958.
A.D. 500–800
1831
1840–1900
1840–1900
17th century
early 13th century
August 1851
1994
17th century
17th century
late 17th century
early 14th century, probably 1310