Vessel terminating in the forepart of a fantastic leonine creature, ca. 5th century

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Vessel terminating in the forepart of a fantastic leonine creature, Achaemenid, ca. 5th century , Iran, Achaemenid, Gold, H. 17 cm, Metalwork-Vessels, Horn-shaped vessels ending in an animal's head have a long history in the Near East as well as in Greece and Italy. Early Iranian examples are straight, with the cup and animal head in the same plane. Later, in the Achaemenid period, the head, or animal protome, was often placed at a right angle to the cup, as in this piece

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