Lion-Shaped Support for a Throne
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Caption
Lion-Shaped Support for a Throne, 664–525 B.C.E.. Bronze, gold, 3 1/16 x 2 3/16 in. (7.7 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.261. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.261_PS9.jpg)
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Title
Lion-Shaped Support for a Throne
Date
664–525 B.C.E.
Period
Late Period, Saite Period or later
Geography
Place made: Egypt, Reportedly from: Tell el-Muqdam (Leontopolis), Egypt
Medium
Bronze, gold
Classification
Dimensions
3 1/16 x 2 3/16 in. (7.7 x 5.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Accession Number
16.261
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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