South Arabian - A Lion and a Leopard Attacking Animals - Walters 2171

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Summary[edit] A Lion and a Leopard Attacking Animals. Artist: Anonymous (South Arabia)Unknown author. Title: A Lion and a Leopard Attacking Animals. Description: English: On the left side of this relief, an Asiatic lion attacks a gazelle, while a rabbit tries to jump away from the gazelle's forelegs. On the right, an Arabian leopard jumps down from rocks onto the back of an ibex; a small rodent flees the hoofs of the ibex. Birds in the branches of acacia trees observe the two scenes. The frieze was broken in two during the civil war in Yemen in 1962, and the longer right section was discolored by fire. Date: 5th century BC date QS:P571,-450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7. Medium: calcite-alabaster, traces of paint. Dimensions: Height: 10.9 cm (4.2 in); Width: 48.7 cm (19.1 in); Depth: 3.5 cm (1.3 in)dimensions QS:P2048,10.9U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,48.7U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,3.5U174728. Collection: Walters Art Museum . . Native name: Walters Art Museum. Location: Baltimore, United States of America. Coordinates: 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W . Established: 1934 . Web page: thewalters.org. Authority control: : Q210081 VIAF: 126086372 ISNI: 0000 0004 0373 611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat. institution QS:P195,Q210081. Accession number: 21.71. Place of creation: Arabian Peninsula. Object history: Imam Ahmed, King of Yemen Dr. Giraud Foster, Baltimore, 1961, by gift [The piece was housed in the palace of the Imam, and was lost upon the Egyptian invasion of Yemen in September 1962 after the death of the Imam. It appeared again in London where it was sold by Sotheby's] Sotheby's, London, between 1963 and 1971 Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, between 1963 and 1971, by purchase 2008: given to Walters Art Museum. Exhibition history: Faces of Ancient Arabia: The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2008. Credit line: Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster, 2008. Source: Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork. Permission(Reusing this file): : This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. If you wish to use this content, you do not need to request permission as long as you follow any licensing requirements mentioned on this page. Wikimedia Foundation has received an e-mail confirming that the copyright holder has approved publication under the terms mentioned on this page. This correspondence has been reviewed by an OTRS member and stored in our permission archive. The correspondence is available to trusted volunteers as ticket #2012021710000834. If you have questions about the archived correspondence, please use the OTRS noticeboard. Ticket link: https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2012021710000834.