Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 8TH - 7TH CENTURY BC. Material: GREEN STONE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, SOILED. Measurements: 4.9 INCHES LONG (12.3 CMS). In the form of a circular bowl, connected to the head of a lion with a narrow opening from behind, and another circular opening from the mouth of the lion. Cf: Lot 113 (almost identical), Sotheby's New York Antiquities Auction, 12 June 2001 (sold for $4,800)
Antiquities Ancient Roman
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