Reclining lion on a grave monument (?)
Roman Period
This reclining lion probably served as a funerary monument. The Greek inscription reads: Thnepheros daughter of Pitikas dedicated [this] for good. The common Greek/Egyptian name Tanepheros is here written as Thnepheros, a reflection of the particular dialect of the Egyptian delta, where the lion was found. The phrase "dedicated this for good” is found in Egypt but not elsewhere in the Greek-speaking eastern Mediterranean. The use of lion sculptures as funeral monuments was a Greek custom.
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