Lion furniture leg
Made in fine, dense faience, the frontal part of a lion was made to slot onto another piece of furniture probably of wood. Furniture legs formed from the body and head of a lion conveyed an exalted status in Egyptian tradition. Here the fragile material and form indicate the piece may have adorned a low funerary bed on which the coffin or mummy of a deceased rested, or perhaps a stool intended to hold funerary items in the tomb.
Artwork Details
- Title:Lion furniture leg
- Period:Late Period
- Date:4th century B.C.
- Geography:From Egypt; Possibly from Eastern Delta, Hihya
- Medium:Faience
- Dimensions:H. 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in.); W. 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); D. 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
- Credit Line:Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1977
- Object Number:1977.170
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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4th century B.C.
360–343 BCE
ca. 872–664 BCE
664–525 BCE
332–30 BCE
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