<em>Face of a Lion</em>, ca. 1390–1292 B.C.E. Syenite, 9 13/16 x 10 1/4 x 6 3/16 in., 22.5 lb. (25 x 26 x 15.7 cm, 10.21kg). 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, 16.171. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.171_divinefelines_2013.jpg)

Face of a Lion

Medium: Syenite

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:ca. 1390–1292 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 9 13/16 x 10 1/4 x 6 3/16 in., 22.5 lb. (25 x 26 x 15.7 cm, 10.21kg)

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Accession Number: 16.171

Image: CUR.16.171_divinefelines_2013.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Black syenite face from a large statue of Sakhmet. Incised details. Eyes, now missing, were inlaid separately. Condition: Nose badly battered. Eyes missing, good workmanship.

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