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<em>Recumbent Lion</em>, 5th century B.C.E. or later. Plaster, 5 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (13 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.53_PS9.jpg)
Recumbent Lion, 5th century B.C.E. or later. Plaster, 5 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (13 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.53_PS9.jpg)
<em>Recumbent Lion</em>, 5th century B.C.E. or later. Plaster, 5 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (13 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.53_PS9.jpg)

Recumbent Lion, 5th century B.C.E. or later. Plaster, 5 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (13 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.53_PS9.jpg)

<em>Recumbent Lion</em>, 5th century B.C.E. or later. Plaster, 5 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (13 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.53_View2.jpg)

Recumbent Lion, 5th century B.C.E. or later. Plaster, 5 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (13 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.53_View2.jpg)

<em>Recumbent Lion</em>, 5th century B.C.E. or later. Plaster, 5 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (13 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.53_View1.jpg)

Recumbent Lion, 5th century B.C.E. or later. Plaster, 5 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (13 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.53_View1.jpg)

<em>Recumbent Lion</em>, 5th century B.C.E. or later. Plaster, 5 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (13 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.53_View4.jpg)

Recumbent Lion, 5th century B.C.E. or later. Plaster, 5 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (13 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.53_View4.jpg)

<em>Recumbent Lion</em>, 5th century B.C.E. or later. Plaster, 5 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (13 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.53_View3.jpg)

Recumbent Lion, 5th century B.C.E. or later. Plaster, 5 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (13 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.53_View3.jpg)

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Recumbent Lion

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Plaster
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 5th century B.C.E. or later
    DYNASTY Dynasty 26, or later
    PERIOD Late Period, or later
    DIMENSIONS 5 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (13 x 24 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.53
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Sculptor's model or trial piece of a recumbent lion used as an architectural detail. The animal is at repose with his tail curled over his haunches. He faces straight ahead. His mane is indicated conventionally. It is apparently of plaster and was cast. Condition: Forepart is weathered, one ear and front paws missing.
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    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Recumbent Lion, 5th century B.C.E. or later. Plaster, 5 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (13 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.53_PS9.jpg)
    IMAGE side, 16.53_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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    <em>Recumbent Lion</em>, 5th century B.C.E. or later. Plaster, 5 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (13 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.53_PS9.jpg)

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