Photo of collection object Lion-Shaped Support for a Throne
Lion-Shaped Support for a Throne, 664-525 B.C.E.. Bronze, gold, 3 1/16 x 2 3/16 in. (7.7 x 5.5 cm). Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.261. Creative Commons-BY.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum

Lion-Shaped Support for a Throne

664-525 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Sculpture
Formatted Medium
Bronze, gold
Medium
bronze, gold
Locations
Place made: Egypt, Reportedly from: Tell el-Muqdam (Leontopolis), Egypt
Period
Late Period, Saite Period or later
Dimensions
3 1/16 x 2 3/16 in. (7.7 x 5.5 cm)
Departments
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number
16.261
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Exhibitions
Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location
This item is not on view
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