AN ETRUSCAN GOLD LION HEAD PENDANT

CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.

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AN ETRUSCAN GOLD LION HEAD PENDANT
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
The spiked mane, eyelines, tip of nose, tongue and teeth all decorated with fine granulation, the outer edge bordered by spiralled wire, with suspension loop
5/8 in. (1.5 cm.) high

Provenance

The Leo Mildenberg Collection, sold Christie's, London, 26-27 October 2004, lot 106 (part lot).

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
A. S. Walker (ed.), Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, part III, Mainz am Rhein, 1996, no. 167.

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