Sujet
Pendant, c. 700 BC. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Pendant, c. 700 BC. This pendant consists of two parts: a superbly carved lion?s head in amethyst that has been set into a D-shaped gold base consisting of a platform surrounded by eight seated baboons. The lion?s head is an heirloom from the New Kingdom, most likely a gaming piece that had been adapted in the Napatan period to serve as an pendant amulet. This procedure was fairly common in antiquity as a means of recycling precious stones. The importance of leonine deities in Nubian religion was obviously the motivating force behind the creation of this spectacular ornament.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F98_449
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
18,1Mo (1,0Mo) / 20,8cm x 21,9cm / 2451 x 2584 (300dpi)