CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
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A NEO-ASSYRIAN CHALCEDONY LION HEAD
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Perhaps a weight, the mouth open revealing two rows of teeth, the whiskered snout and double-ridged cheeks extending into the stylized mane, with heavy-lidded, bulging eyes beneath arched brows, the tiny ears set far back near the base
13/16 in. (2.1 cm.) long
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Perhaps a weight, the mouth open revealing two rows of teeth, the whiskered snout and double-ridged cheeks extending into the stylized mane, with heavy-lidded, bulging eyes beneath arched brows, the tiny ears set far back near the base
13/16 in. (2.1 cm.) long
Provenance
M. Herinek, Vienna, 1985.
Brought to you by
G. Max Bernheimer
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