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Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
This lion head amulet exhibits changes in the representation of lions that appeared during the later first millennium BC. The forehead is smaller and the face drawn downward, and there is emphasis on the mane beneath the cheeks.
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Title: Lion head amulet
Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Date: 664–30 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 2.9 × W. 2.5 × D. 1.1 cm (2.9 × 2.5 × 1.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of James Douglas, 1890
Accession Number: 90.6.15
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