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Double-sided Plaque Depicting a Lion and Birds

A work made of limestone and pigment.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of limestone and pigment.

Date:

Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE)

Artist:

Egyptian

About this artwork

This piece was reused several times. Over the initial design of a lion, an artist drew a grid in order to copy the image to another surface. At a later date, the plaque was used as a note pad at which time the ink inscription was added. The notation is a list of names, perhaps witnesses to a transaction.

Status

On View, Gallery 50

Department

Arts of Africa

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Title

Double-sided Plaque Depicting a Lion and Birds

Place

Egypt (Object made in)

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332 BCE–30 BCE

Medium

Limestone and pigment

Dimensions

19.4 × 19.1 × 1.3 cm (7 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Museum Purchase Fund

Reference Number

1920.254

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