Lion mask
Accession Number: 67.43.11 Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 B.C.)
![Lion Amulet, Perforated Lengthwise, Inscribed with the Name of Senwosret I and the Epithet "Beloved by the Souls [Ancient Rulers or Gods] of Heliopolis"](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTcvMDUvMjIvbGlvbi1hbXVsZXQtcGVyZm9yYXRlZC1sZW5ndGh3aXNlLWluc2NyaWJlZC13aXRoLXRoZS1uYW1lLW9mLXNlbndvc3JldC1pLWFuZC0yZWEzZjAtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "Lion Amulet, Perforated Lengthwise, Inscribed with the Name of Senwosret I and the Epithet \"Beloved by the Souls [Ancient Rulers or Gods] of Heliopolis\"")
Carnelian intaglio of a gladiator fighting a lion
In the Early Imperial period, a popular part of the gladiatorial games was the morning program in which armed gladiators called venatores (hunters) were pitted against wild animals. The Romans also liked to see... More
Lion Mask
Accession Number: 67.43.10 Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 B.C.)
Mask of a Lion
Accession Number: 18.43.5 Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220)
Recumbent Lion from a Bracelet
From Egypt; Possibly from Eastern Delta Second Intermediate Period
Cuff Bracelet with Lion Cub Amulets
From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III New Kingdom
Ostracon with sketch of a running lion
From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespakashuty (TT 312, MMA 509a), MMA excavations, 1922–23 Late Period, Saite
Lion figure
From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery south of pyramid below A2:4 east, Pit 315, MMA excavations, 1913–14 Middle Kingdom
Figurine of a Recumbent Lion
From Egypt Late Period
Lead figure of a lion
Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in great quantities at the ancient sanctuaries of Laconia; over one hundred thousand, dating from the seventh century B.C. to the Classical period, were ... More
Inlay from shrine: lion
From Egypt Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Cuff Bracelet with Lion Cub Amulets
From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III New Kingdom
Lion Bracelet of Sithathoryunet
From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Lahun, Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8), Chamber E, box 1, BSAE excavations 1914 Middle Kingdom
Lion amulet
From Egypt Old Kingdom–First Intermediate Period
Amulet, lion head
From Egypt Late Period-Ptolemaic Period
Lion Bracelet of Sithathoryunet
From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Lahun, Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8), Chamber E, box 1 or 4, BSAE excavations 1914 Middle Kingdom
Amulet, lion head
From Egypt Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Amulet, lion head
From Egypt Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Figure of a Lion
Accession Number: 16.144.86 Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220)
Scarab with a Lion Hunting Horned Animals
From Egypt, Eastern Delta Early New Kingdom
Lead figure of a lion
Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in great quantities at the ancient sanctuaries of Laconia; over one hundred thousand, dating from the seventh century B.C. to the Classical period, were ... More
Fragment of a dish with a lion reclining on the rim
From Egypt Late Period
Limestone cornice with a lion’s head
The fragment belongs to a cornice (sima), possibly where it meets the slope of a pediment. In addition to the moldings, there is a competently rendered lion’s head in relief. Early Roman
Lion amulet
From Egypt Old Kingdom–First Intermediate Period
Amulet, lion
From Egypt New Kingdom
Lion amulet
From Egypt Old Kingdom–First Intermediate Period
Mask of a Lion
Accession Number: 18.43.4 Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220)
Amulet, lion head
From Egypt Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Mold for a Lion Amulet
From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, E. side of S. Village or Khor west of camp, MMA excavations, probably 1911–12 New Kingdom
Lion Bracelet of Sithathoryunet
From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Lahun, Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8), Chamber E, box 1, BSAE excavations 1914 Middle Kingdom
