Title: Recumbent lion from a bracelet
Object type: Ornament, lion
Date: ca. 1878–1805 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: l. 1.8 cm (11/16 in)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: Probably from     Memphite Region Dahshur   de Morgan excavations, 1894–95 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Lions