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Weight in the Form of a Lion

c. 1391–1353 BC

Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III

(1390–1352 BCE)

Leaded tin-bronze

Overall: 2.5 x 2.3 cm (1 x 7/8 in.)

Weight: 44.1 g (1.56 oz.)

Gift in honor of Katherine Zuppan Everson 1987.77

Location

107 Egyptian

Provenance

Purchased from Michael Ward, Inc., New York

Citations

Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 310; Mentioned: p. 310

Kozloff, Arielle P. Egypt’s Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and his world. Cleveland : Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1992. Reproduced: cat. 117, p. 429 - 430

Exhibition history

CMA, 24 February-17 April 1988, The Year in Review for 1987, cat.: CMA Bulletin 75, no. 2 (February 1988), no. 12, illus. p. 65; CMA/Fort Worth/Paris 1992-93, no. 117 (entry by Arielle P. Kozloff)

The Year in Review for 1987. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).

Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 1-September 27, 1992); Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (October 24, 1992-January 31, 1993); Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 75008 Paris, France (March 2-May 31, 1993).

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Weight in the Form of a Lion

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Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III

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