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| Keywords: Egyptian - Lion Figure - Walters 22247 - Right.jpg The legs and tail of this small lion were originally attached to the body These parts have been lost but the holes for the wooden nails are still visible An incised line marks the mane of the lion The animal's expression with his closed mouth suggests calmness and majesty to demonstrate his relationship to the king and the divine century 2 1 BC Greco-Roman wood technique green paint cm 10 accession number 22 247 14680 Sambon date and mode of acquistion unknown Henry Walters Baltimore 1928 mode of acquistion unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1928 Carved for Immortality The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2004-2005 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statuettes in the Walters Art Museum Lions in ancient Egypt Statues of the Ptolemaic dynasty | ||||
