Description
This piece was reused several times. Over the initial design of a lion, an artist drew a grid in order to copy the image to another surface. At a later date, the plaque was used as a note pad at which time the ink inscription was added. The notation is a list of names, perhaps witnesses to a transaction.
Provenance
Nicolas George Tano (1866-1924), Cairo; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago through James Henry Breasted as agent, 1919.
Accession Number
93553
Medium
Limestone and pigment
Dimensions
19.4 × 19.1 × 1.3 cm (7 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 1/2 in.)
Classification
plaque (flat object)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase Fund