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Recumbent Lion Bead

1980–1801 BCE

Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12

Medium
silver foil over a clay-bulked resin core (?)
Measurements
Overall: 0.5 x 0.6 cm (3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.788
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A small lion bead is crafted from silver foil and resin. The animal reclines on a flat, rectangular base with its head raised and turned right. A circular hole pierces the chest. The weathered silver surface shows dark, mottled patterns and wear. Fragments of a dark core are visible through the thin silver layer along the base and in small cracks across the animal's body.

Recumbent Lion Bead

1980–1801 BCE

Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12

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