This high relief features a lion, striding to the right. The piece is framed at the top and both sides with a small border and at the bottom with a broad ledge. Only the head and right front paw are executed in some detail; the body is rendered quite superficially. The relief may have been left unfinished. Probably, the lion represents the god Miysis, corroborated by the provenance (Tell el-Moqdam/Leontopolis).
The relief is either a sculptor's model or a votive offering.
Present location |
ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM |
Inventory number |
APM 7792 |
Dating |
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD |
Archaeological Site |
TELL EL-MUQDAM |
Category |
RELIEF |
Material |
LIMESTONE |
Technique |
HIGH RELIEF |
Height |
15.5 cm |
Width |
25 cm |
Depth |
2.7 cm |