狮子的头 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	狮子的头
品名（英）	Head of a lion
入馆年号	2012年，2012.235
策展部门	埃及艺术（Egyptian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 400 - 公元前 300
创作地区	来自于: 埃及（From: Egypt）
分类
尺寸	高 42.5 x 宽 40 厘米 (16 3/4 x 15 3/4 英寸)
介绍（中）	这尊气势恢宏的头像因其艺术品质、尺寸以及对埃及雕塑家工作室创作过程的深入了解而独树一帜。在制作这个模型时，狮子的雕塑借鉴了动物的真实外表，而不是早期和后期埃及艺术中的风格化解释。在这里，动物的真实感体现在小眼睛上，眼睛被浓密的眉毛、肉质的面部特征以及松散的皮毛和一簇簇头发遮住这个模型用于创建一个石膏原型，该原型本可以用石头复制，以制作新寺庙所需的水龙带。狮子的形象位于屋顶下的寺庙墙上，是它爪子之间喷口的守护者。如果这个空洞没有得到保护，那么负面力量就有可能进入神圣的空间这只狮子是用粘土模型用石膏铸造的，现在已经丢失了，然后手工添加了细节。在浅色条纹中可以观察到铸造过程中留下的小元素，这些条纹记录了铸造中使用的模具产生的接缝的去除以及表面两半之间的微小差异。这件作品是中空的，在背面，可以看到指印，这是工匠们在添加较厚的石膏以支撑用于这些特征的精细材料时留下的。
介绍（英）	This imposing head is unique for its artistic quality, size, and the insights it gives the viewer into the creative process of an Egyptian sculptor’s workshop. At the time this model was made, sculptures of lions drew on the animal’s true appearance rather than the stylized interpretations that are seen in both earlier and later Egyptian art. Here the realism of the animal is found in the small, eyes overshadowed by heavy brows, fleshy facial features, and indications of loose fur and tufts of hair. This model used in the creation of a plaster prototype that would have been copied in stone to make the waterspouts needed for a new temple. Located on a temple wall just under the roof, the image of the lion functioned as a guardian over the spout located between his paws. If that cavity was left unprotected, then negative forces could potentially enter sacred space. This lion is cast in plaster from a clay model, now lost, and the details then added by hand. Small elements left by the casting process may be observed in the light-colored stripe documenting the removal of the seam created by the molds used in casting and the minor differences between the two halves of the face. The piece is hollow and in back, finger impressions are visible, left by the craftsmen when they added thicker plaster to support the finer material used for the features.