30th Dynasty, mid–4th century BC, Fundort unbekannt
This is a cult statue which presumably stood in the sanctuary of a lion temple. By contrast to the standard Egyptian depiction of a recumbent lion, here the beast has caught his prey and sunk his teeth into its neck.
Statue
Ägyptisch
Late Period
30th Dynasty, mid–4th century BC
Siltstone
H 28 cm, L 61,5 cm, B 13 cm, G 31,8 kg
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 8020
1929, acquired with the Estensian Collection
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