Lion and Ointment Jar in the Brooklyn Museum, March 2010

Lion Holding Vessel

Medium: Banded Egyptian alabaster

Possible Place Collected: Leontopolis, Egypt

Dates: 525-404 B.C.E.

Dynasty: XXVII Dynasty

Period: Late Period

Dimensions: 4 x 4 3/4 x 2 in. (10.2 x 12.1 x 5.1 cm)

Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Accession Number: 53.223

Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3594/Lion_H...