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.

CONDITION

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