File:Clevelandart 1987.1.jpg
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Pendant |
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Description |
This pendant consists of two parts: a superbly carved lion’s head in amethyst that has been set into a D-shaped gold base consisting of a platform surrounded by eight seated baboons. The lion’s head is an heirloom from the New Kingdom, most likely a gaming piece that had been adapted in the Napatan period to serve as an pendant amulet. This procedure was fairly common in antiquity as a means of recycling precious stones. The importance of leonine deities in Nubian religion was obviously the motivating force behind the creation of this spectacular ornament. |
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Date | -750 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | Amethyst and gold | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Overall: 3.5 x 2.9 x 2.7 cm (1 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q657415 |
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Current location |
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art |
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Accession number |
1987.1 |
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Place of creation | Sudan, Napatan; lion's head component, Egypt, probably New Kingdom, Late Period, Dynasty 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1987.1 |
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Author | Gary Kirchenbauer |