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9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
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A LURISTAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A LION
9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Jaw agape with lolling tongue curling round lower jaw, with ridged mane down centre of the arching neck, the long tail with curled tip, male genitalia shown between hind legs, each paw pierced
5½ in. (15 cm.) long
9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Jaw agape with lolling tongue curling round lower jaw, with ridged mane down centre of the arching neck, the long tail with curled tip, male genitalia shown between hind legs, each paw pierced
5½ in. (15 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market in the early 1990s.
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