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Red granite figure of a lion from Gebel Barkal, the Sudan
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Red granite figure of a lion from Gebel Barkal, the Sudan |
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| Object type | sculpture | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The statue is a companion-piece of EA 1, but unlike the latter its main inscription, on the pedestal, was added later by Tutankhamun. Both statues are considered to be masterpieces of animal sculpture. The eyes were once inlaid. |
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| Date | 18. dynasty, about 1400 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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EA 2 |
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| Object history | Gift of Lord Prudhoe, 1835 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Own work, Photo by Szilas in the British Museum, 2010-07-30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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