Egypt
- Daily Photo - Faience Lion
UC16679 Blue fainece recumbent lion marked with black spots, legs missing. 2 modern perforations below. Period - Dynasty 12 (1795BCE-1985BCE) Found at - Lahun Measurements - length 4.7 cms Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology University...
- Daily Photo - Ivory Figurine
UC16069 Ivory statuette of naked young man with leonine face, similar to later images of Bes, with lion's hair, ears + long tail, + immature male human body. Holes in fists (? for metal snakes) - L foot broken (piece missing). Period - Late Middle...
- Daily Photo - Cylinder Seal
UC11174 Cylinder seal faience green on white designed of linked scrolls and lotus leaves. Period - Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE) Found at - Lahun Measurements - length 2.2 cms width .5 cms Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University...
- Daily Photo - Lahun Lion Figurine
UC16647. Crude wooden figure of recumbent lion. Dynasty 12 (1795BCE-1985BCE). Found at Lahun. Length 7.8 cms Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London With my thanksEgyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...
- Daily Photo - Middle Kingdom Scarab From The Petrie
UC11152. Scarab faience yellowish; with scroll design with nefer, wd and ankh signs. Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE). Found at Lahun. Faience. Length 2 cms width 1.5 cms. Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London...
Egypt
Daily Photo - Lion carved on hippo ivory
UC16685. Part of rectangular ivory object (made from hippo tusk) with incised design of recumbent lion - spotted - segment from cuboid rod. Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE). Found at Lahun. Length 11 cms.
Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology,
University College London
With my thanks
- Daily Photo - Faience Lion
UC16679 Blue fainece recumbent lion marked with black spots, legs missing. 2 modern perforations below. Period - Dynasty 12 (1795BCE-1985BCE) Found at - Lahun Measurements - length 4.7 cms Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology University...
- Daily Photo - Ivory Figurine
UC16069 Ivory statuette of naked young man with leonine face, similar to later images of Bes, with lion's hair, ears + long tail, + immature male human body. Holes in fists (? for metal snakes) - L foot broken (piece missing). Period - Late Middle...
- Daily Photo - Cylinder Seal
UC11174 Cylinder seal faience green on white designed of linked scrolls and lotus leaves. Period - Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE) Found at - Lahun Measurements - length 2.2 cms width .5 cms Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University...
- Daily Photo - Lahun Lion Figurine
UC16647. Crude wooden figure of recumbent lion. Dynasty 12 (1795BCE-1985BCE). Found at Lahun. Length 7.8 cms Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London With my thanksEgyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...
- Daily Photo - Middle Kingdom Scarab From The Petrie
UC11152. Scarab faience yellowish; with scroll design with nefer, wd and ankh signs. Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE). Found at Lahun. Faience. Length 2 cms width 1.5 cms. Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London...