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LOT 0258
Sasanian Silver-Plated Lion Shield Boss
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (80.9 grams, 78 mm).
With stylised repoussé head and face detailing showing two faces, one to the side and the other to the top, the mane represented by a scalloped border; sheet-silver cladding to the head over bronze; pierced for attachment.
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
Literature
Cf. similar in the British Museum under accession number 134358; cf. Grabar, O., Sasanian Silver: Late Antique and Early Mediaeval Arts of Luxury From Iran, Michigan, 1967, p.129, no.46, for type.
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LOT 0258
Sasanian Silver-Plated Lion Shield Boss
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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