Did you know...
*Ancient Egyptians associated lions with the horizon.

*This sculpture represents the lion-god Mahes, whose name means "fierce-eyed lion."

Look for...
*Crossed forepaws and long tail dangling over the base

*The marks of the chisel on the hind leg and the front leg

Safari photo (151k)
© 1998 Alexander Deligtisch

Statuette of a Lion
Limestone, length 9-1/2 inches
Said to be from Leontopolis (Tell el-Muqdam)
Egypt, Dynasty 30 or later, 380-30 bc
© The Cleveland Museum of Art
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.2001