Shrine fragment with lion
One of three fragments likely from the same miniature shrine, this horizontal bar, perhaps part of a door bolt, is topped with a crouching lion. These fragments were found in a Middle Kingdom tomb that had been re-used in the Third Intermediate Period and later for intrusive burials.
Artwork Details
- Title: Shrine fragment with lion
- Period: Third Intermediate Period–Late Period
- Dynasty: Dynasty 25–30
- Date: ca. 760–332 BC
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb MMA 511, MMA excavations, 1922–23
- Medium: Wood, paint
- Dimensions: L. 10 × W. 1.1 × D. 2.5 cm (3 15/16 in. × 7/16 in. × 1 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
- Object Number: 26.3.234c
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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ca. 760–332 BC
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