Handle Depicting a Lion Subduing a Nubian, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1279–1213 B.C., Said to be from Eastern Delta, Qantir (Piramesse); From Egypt, Egyptian blue, bone, gold, h. 3 cm (1 3/16 in); l. 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in); w. 3 cm ( 1 3/16 in), The image of a lion, which symbolizes the pharaoh, subjugating a Nubian, one of the traditional enemies of Egypt, is frequent in early Ramesside art, especially during the reign of Ramesses II. The usual rendition shows a bound Nubian kneeling before a lion that holds the back of the man's head in its jaws
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