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Appliqué of a lion's head
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Achaemenid Period
550–331 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number62.171
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionAppliques to ornament courtly costume. Lion's head.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with G. Allen, Hesperia Art, Philadelphia; 1962: purchased by the MFA from G. Allen, 14 February 1962.
(Accession Date: February 14, 1962)
(Accession Date: February 14, 1962)