Art Institute of Chicago
Double-sided Plaque Depicting a Lion and Birds
Egyptian
- Date
- Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE)
- Medium
- Limestone and pigment
- Culture
- Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Africa
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This piece was reused several times. Over the initial design of a lion, an artist drew a grid in order to copy the image to another surface. At a later date, the plaque was used as a note pad at which time the ink inscription was added. The notation is a list of names, perhaps witnesses to a transaction.
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- Object type
- AAT300190691
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