Recumbent Lion ca. 2575–2450 Old Kingdom This imposing lion figure must once have guarded the entrance to a pyramid-age sanctuary. As the most powerful predator of the steppe bordering the Nile valley, the lion was a symbol of royalty from early on. The animal–especially the female–also embodied a number of deities. This sculpture is the earliest extant example of monumental size that has been preserved almost in its entirety. It was excavated by the British Egypt Exploration Fund in 1891 at Herakleopolis Magna, southeast of the Fayum oasis. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's sto
Recumbent Lion ca. 2575–2450 Old Kingdom This imposing lion figure must once have guarded the entrance to a pyramid-age sanctuary. As the most powerful predator of the steppe bordering the Nile valley, the lion was a symbol of royalty from early on. The animal–especially the female–also embodied a number of deities. This sculpture is the earliest extant example of monumental size that has been preserved almost in its entirety. It was excavated by the British Egypt Exploration Fund in 1891 at Herakleopolis Magna, southeast of the Fayum oasis. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #3212. Recumbent Lion Play or pause #810. Recumbent Lion Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Recumbent Lion. ca. 2575–2450 Granite. Old Kingdom. From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Herakleopolis (Ihnasya el-Medina), EEF excavations 1890-1891. early dynasty 4–5
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