Lion's head terminal, Iron Age II, ca. 9th century B.C., Iran, Hasanlu, Iran, Bronze, H. 4 13/16 x W. 2 3/16 in. (12.2 x 5.5 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments, This powerful snarling lion has a slightly protruding tongue. The animal's muzzle is wrinkled and solid spheres form the eyes. The object is one of a pair (its partner is in Tehran). It is cast solid in the form of a lion's head, with a hollow cylindrical neck with four openings near the base and a solid tang below
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Lion, head terminal, Iron Age II, ca, 9th century B.C, Iran, Hasanlu, Bronze, H, 4 13/16 x W, 2 3/16, 12.2 5.5 cm, Metalwork-Ornaments, powerful, snarling, lion, slightly protruding, tongue, animal, muzzle, wrinkled, solid spheres, form, eyes, object, pair, partner, Tehran, cast solid, head, hollow cylindrical, neck, four openings, base, tang
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