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LOT 0227
Pre-Achaemenid Bronze Lion Terminal with Silver Cladding
9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (82 grams, 76 mm).
With stylised repoussé head and face detailing, the mane represented by a scalloped border; sheet-silver cladding to the head; pierced for attachment.
Provenance
London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11871-206896.
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LOT 0227
Pre-Achaemenid Bronze Lion Terminal with Silver Cladding
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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