Lion-Headed Deity with Cobra Headdress
SculptureEgyptian7th-6th century BCE

Lion-Headed Deity with Cobra Headdress

mid 7th-late 6th century BCE

Classification
Sculpture
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Medium
Leaded bronze, gold inlay
Culture
Egyptian
Period
Late Period, Dynasty 26
Century
7th-6th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

h. 53 cm x w. 14 cm x d. 26.7 cm (20 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Ex collections Dourighello, W. Randolph Hearst, Grenville Lindall Winthrop. Bought by Winthrop from Brummer Gallery, Inc. (NY) June 5, 1939 (Brummer inv. no. N4664).

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