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Michael Allison
1773–1855
40 3/4 x 43 5/8 x 21 1/2 in. (103.5 x 110.8 x 54.6 cm)
medium: Mahogany, satinwood, ebony, white pine, tulip poplar
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 32.55.3 1932
The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1931
A priest and two attendants perform ceremonies for the deceased. Originally, there probably existed (to the left) certain offerings. It is an exact copy of a scene in the Temple of Deir el Bahari made some seven centuries earlier where the figures are reversed.
Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26
limestone
Overall: 36.2 x 48.2 cm (14 1/4 x 19 in.)
Gift of the Hanna Fund
William Forbes
baptized 1799, active New York, 1826–63
Overall: 5 9/16 x 5 9/16 x 3 9/16 in. (14.1 x 14.1 x 9 cm); 10 oz. 16 dwt. (336.3 g)
Base: Diam. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
medium: Silver
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1981.22.3 1981
Gift of Guerdon Holden Nelson, Cyril Irwin Nelson, Nicholas Macy Nelson and Michael Underhill Nelson, in devoted memory of their grandmother, Elinor Irwin Holden, and their mother, Elise Macy Nelson, 1981
The Brahman perches precariously at the top of a tree as the hungry lion waits below surrounded by wolves and jackals. Previously, the lion’s other viziers, the deer and the gazelle, had counseled the lion to treat the Brahman with kindness. They appear again to save the Brahman life.
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); Painting only: 10.8 x 10.4 cm (4 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
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The artist has depicted the gazelle and deer as a blackbuck and cow.
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
This model of a lion is on an irregular base and has been partially restored in plaster. There are stains and black paint on the head and base, and the body has been cleaned.
Egyptian
L: 7 5/8 × H: 4 3/16 × Max W: 2 13/16 in. (19.4 × 10.7 × 7.2 cm)
medium: limestone
culture: Egyptian
Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.