Roaring lions are rare in Egyptian art. They are, however, a common fixture in Persian art, from which the lion head in this case undoubtedly takes its stylistic cue.

<i>Year in Review: 1974</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).

Year in Review: 1974

<i>Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 10-July 5, 1998); Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, RI (August 25, 1998-January 3, 1999).

Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience

CMA, 11 March-6 April, 1975, The Year in Review for 1974, cat.: CMA Bulletin 62, no. 3 (March 1975), no. 5; CMA 1982, no. 10 (entry by Arielle P. Kozloff)

The Cleveland Museum of Art (5/10/98 - 7/5/98); Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (8/25/98 - 1/3/99).  "Gifts of the Nile:  Ancient Egyptian Faience," not in exh. cat.

A muted sage green faience sculpture depicts a lion's head facing right. A wide-open mouth reveals a tongue and small lower teeth within the jaws. The lion features bulging eyes and a broad nose with two nostrils. Parallel ridges are carved across the top and sides to represent a mane. The surface of the sculpture is mostly smooth but exhibits areas of reddish-brown weathering.

Lion Head

Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26 or later

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Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26 or later

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