Plaque of Shoshenq III with lion hunt scene

Classification

plaque

Culture

Egyptian (culture)

Dimensions

2.5 cm x 1.9 cm

Date

Third Intermediate Period, 22nd dynasty, reign of Shoshenq III (825–773 B.C.)

Period

reign of Shoshenq III

Material

steatite

Iconography

udjat eye ; smiting the enemy ; lion hunt ; Shoshenq, III ; cartouche ; crown of Upper Egypt ; uraeus ; ribbon ; kilt ; spear ; lion ; dog ; prisoner ; pedestal

Inscription

hieroglyphs ; Classical Egyptian

Production place

Egypt

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Egyptian Art

Inventory

2007.1-E

ID

Hyp-2746

References

Kóthay–Liptay, Egyiptomi Gyűjtemény, 88; Kóthay–Liptay, Egyptian Artefacts, 92