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This mantelpiece in the shape of left-pointing lion's head with wide-open mouth and fan-shaped mannequins is made of gold plated silver. Fully rounded out of thin plate. The edges slightly toothed by the protrusion are turned slightly inwards. They were worn in pairs on clothing. By means of small eyelets on the back it could for instance be sewn to a cloak of a king., Ornament, pin, metal, silver, gold, H 5.3, B 4.9 cm, Achemenid Period 400 BC, Iran.

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This mantelpiece in the shape of left-pointing lion's head with wide-open mouth and fan-shaped mannequins is made of gold plated silver. Fully rounded out of thin plate. The edges slightly toothed by the protrusion are turned slightly inwards. They were worn in pairs on clothing. By means of small eyelets on the back it could for instance be sewn to a cloak of a king., Ornament, pin, metal, silver, gold, H 5.3, B 4.9 cm, Achemenid Period 400 BC, Iran

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2250 x 3165 px | 20.4 MB

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19.1 x 26.8 cm | 7.5 x 10.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ACHEMENID PERIOD 400 BC • ANT. OR.: IRAN • B 4.9 CM • BACK • CLOAK • CLOTHES • CLOTHING • CLOTHINGS • COSTUME • DECOR • DECORATION • DECORATIONS • DECORATIVE • DRESS • DRESSED • EDGES SLIGHTLY TOOTHED • FAN-SHAPED MANNEQUINS • FORMS (GEOMETRIC) • FULLY ROUNDED OUT • GARMENT • GOLD PLATED SILVER • GOLD • GOLD, ALL • GOLDEN • GOLDSMITH • H 5.3 • HABIT • INDUMENTARIA • INSTANCE • IRAN • KING • LEFT-POINTING LION'S HEAD • MANTELPIECE • MEANS • METAL • METALS • ORNAMENT • ORNAMENTATION • ORNAMENTS • PAIRS • PIN • PROJECTING • PROTRUSION • ROBE • SEWN • SHAPE • SILVER • SMALL EYELETS • SUIT • THIN PLATE • TURNED SLIGHTLY INWARDS • WIDE-OPEN MOUTH • WORN