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| Keywords: Egyptian - Lion - Walters 481538 - Back.jpg Representation of male lions were common in Ancient Egypt from the Predynastic to the Roman Period They were related to Kingship as well as to the sky This figurine was either used as an amulet or by a priest or entitled person in a ritual Egyptian lions such as this have usually a closed mouth different from the Near Eastern lions which are represented as if they were roaring 332-30 BC Greco-Roman Egyptian faience with green glaze cm 5 53 2 4 12 41 accession number 48 1538 25822 Joseph Abemayor until 1930 mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore 1930 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian amulets in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian faience in the Walters Art Museum Lions in ancient Egypt Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
