<em>Sculptor's Model Head of a Lion Roaring</em>, ca. 525–404 B.C.E. Limestone, 5 9/16 x 3 3/8 x 5 1/16 in. (14.1 x 8.5 x 12.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1190. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1190_threequarter_PS9.jpg)

Sculptor's Model Head of a Lion Roaring, ca. 525–404 B.C.E. Limestone, 5 9/16 x 3 3/8 x 5 1/16 in. (14.1 x 8.5 x 12.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1190. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1190_threequarter_PS9.jpg)

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Sculptor's Model Head of a Lion Roaring

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Limestone

Possible Place Made: Leontopolis (Tell el Muqdam), Egypt

DATES ca. 525–404 B.C.E.

DYNASTY Dynasty 27

PERIOD First Persian Period

DIMENSIONS 5 9/16 x 3 3/8 x 5 1/16 in. (14.1 x 8.5 x 12.8 cm) mount (display dimensions): 5 1/2 x 4 x 5 1/2 in. (14 x 10.2 x 14 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 34.1190

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION The flat base and back of this object show that it is not a fragment from a full sculpture of a lion but a complete work on its own. As such, it likely served as a votive offering, a sculptor's model, or perhaps even both. The open mouth and the detailed treatment of the interior of the mouth point to Persian influence. The popularity of the lion god Mahes in Dynasty XXVII suggests Leontopolis as a place of origin.

EXHIBITIONS

Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Sculptor's Model Head of a Lion Roaring, ca. 525–404 B.C.E. Limestone, 5 9/16 x 3 3/8 x 5 1/16 in. (14.1 x 8.5 x 12.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1190. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1190_threequarter_PS9.jpg)

IMAGE threequarter, 34.1190_threequarter_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015

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