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LOT 1910
Achaemenid Iron Spout in the Form of a Lion's Head
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/8 in. (4 in.) (81 grams total, head: 36 mm wide, 10 cm including stand).
Protome in the shape of a lion's head with deep, triangular eye sockets, the wreath-shaped mane transitioning into a rounded socket with a drilled hole on each side of the neck; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Switzerland, prior 1983; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Museum of Fine Arts Boston, accession number 98.694.
FootnotesThe drill hole through the gaping mouth suggests that the head may have served as a spout.
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LOT 1910
Achaemenid Iron Spout in the Form of a Lion's Head
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£130 (EUR 151; USD 176) ‡+BP*
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