Lot Essay
For a similar example, see no. 31 in A.P. Kozloff, ed. Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenburg Collection.
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ERWIN HARRIS
AN ACHAEMENID GOLD LION BRACTEATE
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ACHAEMENID GOLD LION BRACTEATE
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Striding in profile to the right, with a snarling mouth, a detailed mane, a wing along the torso, and raised "figure-eight" thigh muscles, with five small attachment loops on the reverse
3/4 in. (1.9 cm.) wide
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Striding in profile to the right, with a snarling mouth, a detailed mane, a wing along the torso, and raised "figure-eight" thigh muscles, with five small attachment loops on the reverse
3/4 in. (1.9 cm.) wide
Provenance
Art Market, New York, 1996.
Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 14 June 1996, lot 41.
Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 14 June 1996, lot 41.