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Lion Head Finial

Lion Head Finial

Culture Achaemenid (Iran, Persia)

Date5th century B.C.E.

MediumBronze

Dimensions1 3/8 × 2 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (3.5 × 6.4 × 3.8 cm)

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

Credit LineClarence Day Foundation Collection

Object numberLI.90.37

ProvenanceAppraisal (?), Robin Symes, Dec 6, 1989

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