id:			94341
accession number:	1914.721
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.721
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:07.511000

Lion Head, perhaps a Steering Oar Butt, 2040–1648 BCE. Egypt, probably Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE). Wood; overall: 2.4 x 1.8 x 2.4 cm (15/16 x 11/16 x 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.721

title:				Lion Head, perhaps a Steering Oar Butt
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creation date:			2040–1648 BCE
creation date earliest:		-2040
creation date latest:		-1648
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Egypt, probably Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE)
technique:	wood
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Middle Kingdom
type:		Funerary Equipment
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measurements: Overall: 2.4 x 1.8 x 2.4 cm (15/16 x 11/16 x 15/16 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA 1916, no. 161, p. 225', 'opening_date': '1916-01-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
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CITATIONS

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 206; Mentioned: p. 206
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