ID: 700000339 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000339	Record Type: Movable Work
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Lion Cub (sculpture (visual works); unknown Early Dynastic; ca. 3100/2900 BCE; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 66.99.2)

Note: Said to be from Southern Upper Egypt, Gebelein (Krokodilopolis). This powerful figure of a crouching lion belongs to the beginning of Egypt's historic period, when the process of integrating Upper and Lower Egypt into one centralized state was underway. The simplified sculptural treatment, with the tail curled over the back and the absence of a base, is typical of sculpture from this period, when the Egyptians were learning to master the art of carving in hard stone.

Titles:

Lion Cub (preferred,C,U,D,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

sculpture (visual works) [300047090] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: ca. 3100/2900 BCE

Creator Display:

unknown Early Dynastic [preferred,VP]

sculptor unknown Early Dynastic (Egyptian) (Early Dynastic (Egyptian) cultural designation) [500203230]

Locations:

Current: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500125157] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 66.99.2

Credit Line: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966

Other: Creation: Gebelein [8712055] Al Uqşur (governorate), Egypt (nation), Africa (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: quartzite

	quartzite [300011623]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock)

	carving (processes) [300053149]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <subtractive processes and techniques>, <carving and carving techniques>)

Dimensions: L. 23.4 x H. 12 x W. 12.5 cm (9 3/16 x 4 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.)

Cultures:

Ancient Egyptian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Early Dynastic I [300263324] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Mesopotamian (culture or style), Early Dynastic (Mesopotamian))

General Subject:

animals (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	lion (species) [300310388]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Carnivora (order), Felidae (family), Panthera (genus)) (AAT)

Provenance: Purchased in Luxor by Reverend Randolph Berens, ca. 1894. Later in Bruce collection, sold at Sotheby's, Jan. 18, 1951, no. 286. Purchased by Albert Gallatin at a private sale at Spinks, London, 1951. Gallatin Collection purchased by the Metropolitan Museum from Mr. Gallatin's estate, 1966.

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Lion Cub	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 7 May 2012

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 5 February 2018