Applique in the form of a lion's head

Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Aryesbokhe
A.D. 215–225

Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. N), Pyramid 16

Accession Number

21.17070

Medium or Technique

Silver

Not On View

Collections

The Ancient World

Classifications

Animal-related

These gilded silver plaque is one of a set of six that once formed part of an elaborately decorated horse harness.

Provenance

From Meroe (Beg. N), pyramid 16 (tomb of Aryesbokhe). 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.

Credit Line

Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition