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Sculptor's Model of a Lion

Unidentified Artist380 BCE - 343 BCE

Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States

A recumbant lion lies on its left side with its front paws crossed. The tail sweeps over the front of the base. Either a cartouche or an eye of horus is carved in the side of the base. Grid lines are visible along the front side in 1.7 cm square units.

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  • Title: Sculptor's Model of a Lion
  • Creator: Unidentified Artist
  • Creator Lifespan: 1/1
  • Date: 380 BCE - 343 BCE
  • Technique: Carved
  • Physical Dimensions: w24.8 x h13.0 x d10.0 cm
  • Period: Late Period
  • Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund through the Estate of Therese Kuhn Straus
  • Type: Sculpture
  • External Link: Harvard Art Museums
  • Medium: Limestone
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