Artwork https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/objects/544066

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Handle Depicting a Lion Subduing a Nubian. ca. 1279–1213 B.C.. Egyptian blue, gold. Egyptian Art. Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989

Artwork facts

Maker: Unknown maker
Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Place: Said to be from, Eastern Delta
Current location: Gallery 124
Owner: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Materials: Egyptian blue, gold
Classifications: Egyptian Art, Protome, whip handle, lion, Nubian, New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dimensions: h. 3 cm (1 3/16 in); l. 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in); w. 3 cm ( 1 3/16 in); Overall Width: 3 cm; Overall Height: 3 cm; Overall Length: 4.3 cm
Image rights: public domain / open access image
Text rights: Met Open Access metadata is CC0 to the extent possible under law
Attribution: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989

Linked entities

ClassificationEgyptian Art MaterialEgyptian blue, gold Production placeSaid to be from, Eastern Delta Current ownerMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Handle Depicting a Lion Subduing a Nubian. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989

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