SculptureEgyptian7th-6th century BCE

Lion-Headed Deity with Atef Crown

mid 7th-late 6th century BCE

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze

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. 67.8 cm x w. 14 cm x d. 26.7 cm (26 11/16 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. N4453); bill in file.

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