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LOT 0911
Luristan Lion Head Attachment
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
2 in. (32.7 grams, 49 mm wide).
A bronze attachment with a curved, round-section body, an incomplete hoop to one arm and a lion-head terminal to the other, with a collar and stylised detailing to mane and face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private family collection formed in London, mid 1980s to early 1990s.
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