Avenue of sphinxes and lions leading to the Middle Kingdom temple of Medinet Madi. In fact, the avenue in its current form dates to the Graeco-Roman period. You can click on the photograph to see the full-sized image, if required.
I'll email you copies of the photos, Kat - with the others I took at the same time. I thought that I'd sent you all my cat and lion photos, but looking through all the print albums I think that there are lots more to come.
But to actually answer the question, no the two lions are different. I can't recall how the whiskers were carved, and unfortunately even in the original photographs it is impossible to make them out.
I would dearly love to go back for another go at some of the Faiyum sites - I was usin a new camera and really hadn't got the hang of it. Digital is so much easier!
Hi Andie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for these marvelous wonderful beautiful lions! If not for your generosity, I'd never have known about them. :)
Can you remember how their whiskers are carved? And are photos 2 and 4 of the same lion?
I'll email you copies of the photos, Kat - with the others I took at the same time. I thought that I'd sent you all my cat and lion photos, but looking through all the print albums I think that there are lots more to come.
ReplyDeleteBut to actually answer the question, no the two lions are different. I can't recall how the whiskers were carved, and unfortunately even in the original photographs it is impossible to make them out.
I would dearly love to go back for another go at some of the Faiyum sites - I was usin a new camera and really hadn't got the hang of it. Digital is so much easier!
Andie
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