AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT LION
PERSIAN PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVII, CIRCA 525-404 B.C.
AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT LION PERSIAN PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVII, CIRCA 525-404 B.C. Perhaps a box lid, the finely carved recumbent feline with tail curled around right haunch, head turned sharply to the right, pointed ears held flat against neck, with short striated mane, two folds of skin beneath each eye, with open snarling mouth, forelegs outstretched with finely detailed paws and dewclaws, on integral rectangular base, the underside carved with a stepped edge 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) long
AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT LION
PERSIAN PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVII, CIRCA 525-404 B.C.
AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT LION PERSIAN PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVII, CIRCA 525-404 B.C. Perhaps a box lid, the finely carved recumbent feline with tail curled around right haunch, head turned sharply to the right, pointed ears held flat against neck, with short striated mane, two folds of skin beneath each eye, with open snarling mouth, forelegs outstretched with finely detailed paws and dewclaws, on integral rectangular base, the underside carved with a stepped edge 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) long
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