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Plaque with image of a lion
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Aryesbokhe
A.D. 215–225
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. North, Pyramid XVI
Medium/Technique
Gilded silver
Dimensions
15.5 x 1.5 cm (6 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.17093
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Animal-related
DescriptionOnce part of an elaborately decorated horse harness, this is one of a group of plaques showing a bounding lion in raised relief. All were originally gilded.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. North), Pyramid 16. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.