Egyptian Limestone Trial Piece Relief of a Lion Head, c. 400 B.C.

(Egyptian Lion Head)

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Item No.
29.35323
Culture
Egypt, c. 400 B.C. 
Item Details.
High relief of a lion’s head with erect ears, mane around the face.
Trial pieces were made in Ancient Egypt by artists as a model and marked usually with relative measurements for their more substantial future sculptures on hard stone.

Provenance:ex. Collection Mr. I. Roper, London UK, acquired in the 1970s.

Display stand included

** Comes with a certificate from the Art Loss Register:

Size
6 cm H - 2 3/8 inches
Material
Limestone 
Condition
Intact 
Categories
Egypt
Price.
US$ 1000
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