Fragment of a relief with a lion-headed goddess nursing King Niuserre
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Artwork Details
- Title: Fragment of a relief with a lion-headed goddess nursing King Niuserre
- Period: Old Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 5
- Reign: reign of Niuserre
- Date: ca. 2420‒2389 BCE
- Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Abusir, pyramid complex of Niuserre, valley temple, Ludwig Borchardt excavations, 1902–4
- Medium: Limestone, plaster, paint
- Dimensions: 119 × 61 × 10 cm (46 7/8 × 24 × 3 15/16 in.)
Framed: 131 cm, 180 kg (51 9/16 in., 396.8 lb.) - Credit Line: Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung (ÄM 17911)
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art