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Description: | Two monumental limestone lions repaired from many fragments and reconstucted by gap filling. A) approximately two-thirds of the head to shoulder area, mainly the right side with a rounded muzzle deliniated by incised lines. The teeth are exposed in the open mouth at the front and the tongue protudes. The right eye is in relief outlined by incised lines. The rounded ruff exists virtually all around head under neck connecting with ears on both sides; right ear virtually intact. Head connects with surface of right shoulder and flank which extends on to upper surface of hindquarters; virtually the entire tail which curves over back remains | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ | Rights holder: | University College London | Subjects: | Egyptology | Temporal: | name=Early Dynastic Period; start=-3100; end=-2750 | Source: | UCL Museums | Identifier: | http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/objects/LDU... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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