Publication Place
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National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts
Subject
Cut and carved gray marble.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: 40،5 سم؛ العرض: 24 سم؛ السّماكة: 12 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
II.S.27
Record ID
object;ISL;dz;Mus01;8;ar
Library Location
National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts
Notes
A piece of gray marble in the shape of a parallelepiped, carved, containing a lion sitting on its hind legs, attached to the lower section of part of an arch. The animal's head is much larger than its body, and its eyes are spherical and protruding. As for its mouth, it is open, leaving the closely packed teeth visible, which adds ferocity to the face. The left side of the animal is more densely decorated than the right side. There is hair hanging in the form of rings from the left side, on which a tail rests. The front legs are missing. The right side was also stripped of any decoration, indicating that this side was integrated into the structure, while the left side was highlighted. The general appearance of this element suggests that it is part of a multi-lobed arch belonging to the door of a Hammad palace.
Sample Text
Ali Benbella “Seated Lion” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;dz;Mus01;8;ar
