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Sculptor's Model, Head of a Lion

Sculptor's Model, Head of a Lion

Egyptian

This is a finely carved head of a lion with grid marks visible on flat back. The eyes are inset and the whiskers are indicated by five incised lines. The mane is cursorily carved. Possibly Ptolemaic,

Limestone

Ptolemaic period

Sculpture