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Harness ornament in the shape of a lion
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Achaemenid
550–331 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Kaolin (fine clay), with pale green enamel
Dimensions
Overall: Length 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.694
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionPart of a horse harness in the form of head of a lion, with open mouth. Neck pierced with four holes. S.L.1.
ProvenanceBy 1897, Count Micheł Tyszkiewicz (b. 1828 - d. 1897), Rome; June 8-10, 1898, Tyszkiewicz sale, Paul Chevallier, Paris, lot 52. By 1898, Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928); 1898, sold by Edward Perry Warren to the MFA for $69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940) (Accession Date: September 20, 1898)