A Pair of Lion Terminals from an Armlet

ca. 9th-8th century BCE 1 in. (2.54 cm) (l.) 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...

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Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisiiton unknown] [said to be from Pontus?]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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Persian
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gold

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