Lot Essay
For a similar example and a discussion of the type see no.31 in Kozloff, ed. Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenburg Collection
GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY AND PLATE
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
AN ACHAEMENID GOLD LION BRACTEATE
Details
AN ACHAEMENID GOLD LION BRACTEATE
Circa 5th Century B.C.
Striding in profile to the right, with snarling mouth, carefully detailed mane, raised "figure-eight" thight muscles, and a wing at the side, with five small loops in the back for attachment to a garment
3/4 in. (1.9 cm.) wide
Circa 5th Century B.C.
Striding in profile to the right, with snarling mouth, carefully detailed mane, raised "figure-eight" thight muscles, and a wing at the side, with five small loops in the back for attachment to a garment
3/4 in. (1.9 cm.) wide