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        "title": "Statuette of a Lion",
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        "department": "Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art",
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        "measurements": "Overall: 13.8 x 12 cm (5 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)",
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        "did_you_know": "In antiquity, lions were often associated with rulers and this miniature sculpture likely depicts the Egyptian lion god Mahes. In ancient Egypt, a special city known as Leontopolis, or \"Lion-City,\" had a temple dedicated to this deity in which live lions were kept. This small limestone sculpture would have been at home in such a location.",
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        "description": "Lions in Egyptian art are usually shown prone and relaxed, and usually represent the king. But this statuette probably represents the lion god Mahes who had a great temple at Leontopolis (\"Lion-City\") in the Delta where lions were kept. We know from classical authors that the temple maintained musicians to play to the lions to calm their nerves.",
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                "citation": "University of Missouri--Columbia. <em>Egyptian Art Under the Greeks and Romans, 332 B.C. to A.D. 330</em>: Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia, September 26-November 15, 1987. Columbia, Mo: Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1987.",
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                "citation": "Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Boha\u010d.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999",
                "page_number": "Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 468-9",
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