Amulet - mummy lying on a lion bed; mummification bed iconography, mummies, lions; amulet, height 2.2 cm, width 3.5 cm; 332–30 BC, Ptolemaic Period, Egypt., A small sculptural object showing a stylized animal figure reclining on a rectangular base, rendered with rounded, simplified forms and a curled tail; the surface shows areas of green, pale blue, reddish-brown, dark brown, and spots of black, with worn and pitted texture and traces of encrustation; the background is a plain light gray.
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Amulet - mummy lying on a lion bed; mummification bed iconography, mummies, lions; amulet, height 2.2 cm, width 3.5 cm; 332–30 BC, Ptolemaic Period, Egypt., A small sculptural object showing a stylized animal figure reclining on a rectangular base, rendered with rounded, simplified forms and a curled tail; the surface shows areas of green, pale blue, reddish-brown, dark brown, and spots of black, with worn and pitted texture and traces of encrustation; the background is a plain light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A18_066

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Amulet - mummy lying lion bed mummification bed iconography mummies lions amulet height 2.2 cm width 3.5 cm 332–30 Bc Ptolemaic Period Egypt small sculptural object showing stylized animal figure reclining rectangular base rendered rounded simplified forms curled tail surface areas green pale blue reddish-brown dark brown spots black worn pitted texture traces encrustation background plain light gray.

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