Handle Depicting a Lion Subduing a Nubian
Unknown Artist
ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Medium
Egyptian blue, gold
Dimensions
h. 3 cm (1 3/16 in); l. 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in); w. 3 cm ( 1 3/16 in)
Classification
Protome, whip handle, lion, Nubian
Period
New Kingdom, Ramesside
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Accession Number
1989.281.92
Tags
Lions