Armlet

ca. 9th-8th century BC Diam: 1 in. (2.54 cm) Citation Source image

The pictured lion, whose hindquarters are fluted tubes, is executed in a detailed and lively fashion. The reclining animal once faced another lion, and together they formed the terminals of a bracelet. The hoop was most likely made out of thick gold wire, of which only traces...

Artifact

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91909
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object
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normalized
provenance
provenance
Pontus (?); Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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1
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Terms

Culture
Persian
Medium
gold

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