This plaque was used as an attachment for a piece of furniture or a box. The head of the lion is carefully molded, and the structure of the mane incised. Lions were connected to the king, and were also a manifestation of the horizon.For the latest information about this object, figurines; plaques, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 30th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
William MacGregor, Tamworth, Staffordshire; Sale, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, June 26-29 and July 4-6, 1922, no. 324; Dirkan Kelekian, New York and Paris, 1922, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Medium:
faience with light blue glaze
Extent:
Dimensions: 1 13/16 x 1 11/16 x 7/8 in. (4.7 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm)
