Head from a Lion Gargoyle
Object type: Head, lion
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret I
Date: ca. 1961–1917 B.C.
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: h. 55 cm (21 5/8 in); weight 204.1 kg (450 lb)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: Pyramid Temple of Senwosret I
Excavation: MMA excavations
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession year: 1909