The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 17, 2025

Recumbent Lion Bead

1980–1801 BCE
(2040–1648 BCE)
silver foil over a clay-bulked resin core (?)
Overall: 1.2 x 0.7 cm (1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.784.b
Location: not on view
  • Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
  • Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Mentioned and Reproduced: P. 175, cat. no. 119
  • {{cite web|title=Recumbent Lion Bead|url=false|author=|year=1980–1801 BCE|access-date=17 July 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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