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A work made of limestone and pigment.

Double-sided Plaque Depicting a Lion and Birds

Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE)

Egyptian

Egypt

This piece was reused several times. Over the initial design of a lion, an artist drew a grid in order to copy the image to another surface. At a later date, the plaque was used as a note pad at which time the ink inscription was added. The notation is a list of names, perhaps witnesses to a transaction.

Limestone and pigment

Arts of Africa