Openwork appliqué in the form of a roaring lion's head
Openwork appliqué in the form of roaring lion's head
Openwork appliqué in the form of a roaring lion's head
Openwork appliqué in the form of roaring lion's head

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Ancient Mediterranean Art

Openwork appliqué in the form of a roaring lion's head,

late 5th–4th century BCE

Persian
Achaemenid Persian Period, ca. 550–330 BCE
2002-379

Information

Title
Openwork appliqué in the form of a roaring lion's head
Dates

late 5th–4th century BCE

Medium
Gold
Dimensions
5.7 x 4.9 cm, wt. 8.7g (2 1/4 x 1 15/16 in., 8.7g)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr., Memorial Collection Fund
Object Number
2002-379
Place Made

Asia, Iran, Ecbatana (Hamedan)

Culture
Persian
Period
Achaemenid
Type
metalwork, onlays
Materials
gold
Subject
openwork, lions

With a private New York collection since 1950s; purchased by the Museum in 2002.

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