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Crouching lion

Crouching lion
 Late Period – Ptolemaic Period 644 BCE-30 BCE

Medium
faience
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
faience
Measurements
1.9 × 1.0 × 3.2 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
D403-1994
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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