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Quartz Lion

When I was little I absolutely loved this stone π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“‚‹π“Šͺ (quartz) statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ of a lion π“Œ³π“Ήπ“„Ώπ“„› cub because it reminded me of Simba from The Lion King! Only the main features of the lion cub are seen, but it is clear that this is a statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ of a lion π“Œ³π“Ήπ“„Ώπ“„›. This cute little lion π“Œ³π“Ήπ“„Ώπ“„› is from the First Dynasty! During the Pre-Dynastic through Early Dynastic periods, statues π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύπ“ͺ of animals were usually smaller. This statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ though is almost like a transition piece towards the larger and grander statues π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύπ“ͺ of the later dynasties.