Lot Essay
PUBLISHED:
Animals, 1981, I, no. 31.
Animals, 1981, I, no. 31.
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5TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN ACHAEMENID GOLD ORNAMENT IN THE FORM OF A STRIDING LION
5TH CENTURY B.C.
Well modelled muscular body, the spinal fur marked with hatched lines, the mane with striated tufts, tail arched over to join back, with five attachment loops on the reverse
¾ in. (2 cm.) long
5TH CENTURY B.C.
Well modelled muscular body, the spinal fur marked with hatched lines, the mane with striated tufts, tail arched over to join back, with five attachment loops on the reverse
¾ in. (2 cm.) long
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