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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BARBARA AND LARRY HOLDRIDGE
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE LION
PTOLEMAIC TO ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE LION
Ptolemaic to Roman Period, Circa 3rd Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D.
Depicted on an integral plinth with its head turned sharply to the left, the mane a mass of flame-like wavy locks, with large deep-set eyes, incised details for the whiskers, with the left fore-paw crossed over the right
21 in. (53.3 cm) high
Ptolemaic to Roman Period, Circa 3rd Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D.
Depicted on an integral plinth with its head turned sharply to the left, the mane a mass of flame-like wavy locks, with large deep-set eyes, incised details for the whiskers, with the left fore-paw crossed over the right
21 in. (53.3 cm) high
Provenance
Classical and Near Eastern Antiquities, Property of Mrs. Gladys Olcott, Edward J. Smith and other owners, Parke-Bernet, New York, 15 February 1962, lot 73