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LOT 0224
Luristan Zoomorphic Pin Finial
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
8 1/2 in. (118 grams, 21.5 cm).
With complex finial incorporating the foreparts of an ibex surmounted by a winged gryphon with cow-horns and coiled disc between the neck and arched wing.
Provenance
Acquired in 1967.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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