About the Artwork
Seated Lioness
6th century CE
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Egyptian
Coptic
Bronze
Overall: 2 1/4 × 11/16 × 1 3/16 inches (5.7 × 1.7 × 3 cm)
Metalwork
African Art
Gift of Joan K. Savage and Muriel L. and James K. Sinnig in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Leo C. Kelly
1996.181
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Joan K. Savage and Muriel L. and James K. Sinnig (Michigan, USA)
1996-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Coptic, Egyptian, Seated Lioness, 6th century CE, bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Joan K. Savage and Muriel L. and James K. Sinnig in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Leo C. Kelly, 1996.181.
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