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<em>Lion Bead</em>, ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE. Gold, 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 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, 16.366. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.366_profile_PS9.jpg)
Lion Bead, ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE. Gold, 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 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, 16.366. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.366_profile_PS9.jpg)
<em>Lion Bead</em>, ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE. Gold, 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 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, 16.366. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.366_profile_PS9.jpg)

Lion Bead, ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE. Gold, 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 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, 16.366. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.366_profile_PS9.jpg)

<em>Lion Bead</em>, ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE. Gold, 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 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, 16.366. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.366_threequarter_PS9.jpg)

Lion Bead, ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE. Gold, 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 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, 16.366. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.366_threequarter_PS9.jpg)

<em>Lion Bead</em>, ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE. Gold, 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 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, 16.366. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.366_view3.jpg)

Lion Bead, ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE. Gold, 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 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, 16.366. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.366_view3.jpg)

<em>Lion Bead</em>, ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE. Gold, 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 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, 16.366. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.366_view2.jpg)

Lion Bead, ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE. Gold, 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 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, 16.366. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.366_view2.jpg)

<em>Lion Bead</em>, ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE. Gold, 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 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, 16.366. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.366_view1.jpg)

Lion Bead, ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE. Gold, 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 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, 16.366. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.366_view1.jpg)

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Lion Bead

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Gold
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE
    PERIOD Middle Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.366
    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
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Small amulet in the form of a seated lion on an oblong base. Hollow; pierced lengthwise, probably used as a bead. Condition: Surface considerably worn. Several small holes.
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    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Lion Bead, ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE. Gold, 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 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, 16.366. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.366_profile_PS9.jpg)
    IMAGE profile, 16.366_profile_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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    <em>Lion Bead</em>, ca. 2008 B.C.E.–1360 BCE. Gold, 3/8 x length 5/8 in. (1 x 1.6 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, 16.366. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.366_profile_PS9.jpg)

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