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Description : Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. An incredible example of a mold-formed faience lion amulet shown recumbent. The resting feline presents with front paws laid out before him and hind legs bent to each side of his muscular body as his sinuous tail loops up onto his right leg. He gazes forward from sunken eyes above a round snout and a slightly open mouth, all enveloped in a thick mane, incised with a lattice motif. Size: 2.5 L x 0.9 W x 1.2 H (6.4 cm x 2.3 cm x 3 cm) According to Egyptologist Dorothea Arnold, The ancient Egyptians lived in awe of these great felines, and lions especially were regarded as the embodiment of power . . . As the lion embodies the forces of chaos, it belongs to a world beyond the ordered realm of the Egyptian king. Lions were part of the Egyptian fauna until about two centuries ago, and in the pharaonic periods they must have been fairly common. They were certainly well known to herdsmen and hunters as the most dangerous animals of the steppe. Recently the skeletal remains of adult as well as young lions were discovered near the tomb of the First Dynasty king Hor Aha (ca. 2960 - 2926 B.C.) at Abydos, Middle Egypt - clear evidence that from the beginning Egyptians kept captive lions at the royal court. (Arnold, Dorothea. An Egyptian Bestiary. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Spring 1995, Vol. LII, no. 4, pp. 16-17) Provenance: ex-Anchorage, Alaska, USA collection from the collection of a noted state senator acquired before 2000 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #166731
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