Period: Persian

A GRECO-PERSIAN AMETHYST LION
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.

Depicted reclining on an integral rectangular plinth, his head turned to his left, the mane cross hatched, with small rounded ears and a carefully-detailed face, perforated through the shoulders for suspension
13/16 in. (2 cm.) long

Provenance
Antiquities, Christie’s, New York, 18 December 1998, lot 258.

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