Caspian Silver Applique of a Lion

An ancient Caspian Sea area silver applique of a striding lion, its head turned back to the left.

Ca. 1000 - 700 BC.

Length: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm).

Formerly in an English private collection, subsequently in an American private collection.

Exhibited: Ohio State University Art Museum; Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, 1986 - 1998.

Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XV, (2004), no. 185.

Inv#: 8332

Guaranteed Authentic

$3,000

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