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CIRCA 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
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A CASPIAN ELECTRUM FOIL FINIAL
circa 9th-8th century b.c.
The hollow finial of hammered sheet, in the form of two outward-facing stylized lion heads, once symmetrical, its mouth open wide with lolling tongue, with bulging eyes above the whiskered nose, the manes cross-hatched, perforated on the underside for attachment
2¼ in. (5.7 cm) wide
circa 9th-8th century b.c.
The hollow finial of hammered sheet, in the form of two outward-facing stylized lion heads, once symmetrical, its mouth open wide with lolling tongue, with bulging eyes above the whiskered nose, the manes cross-hatched, perforated on the underside for attachment
2¼ in. (5.7 cm) wide
Provenance
Dr. Elie Borowski
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