Recumbent Lion, Old Kingdom, early dynasty 4–5, ca. 2575–2450 B.C., From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Herakleopolis (Ihnasya el-Medina), EEF excavations 1890-1891, Granite, L. 201 cm (79 1/8 in); w. 73 cm (28 3/4 in); h. 87 cm (34 1/4 in), This imposing lion figure must once have guarded the entrance to a pyramid-age sanctuary. As the most powerful predator of the steppe bordering the Nile valley, the lion was a symbol of royalty from early on
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Recumbent Lion, Old Kingdom, early dynasty 4–5, ca, 2575–2450 B.C, Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Herakleopolis, Ihnasya el-Medina, EEF excavations 1890-1891, Granite, L, 201 cm, 79 1/8, w, 73, 28 3/4, h, 87, 34 1/4, imposing, lion, figure, must, guarded, entrance, pyramid-age sanctuary, powerful predator, steppe bordering, Nile valley, symbol, royalty, early
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