Pin in the form of a lion, Iron Age II, ca. 9th century , Iran, Hasanlu, Iran, Bronze, iron, x 5 in. ( x cm

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Pin in the form of a lion, Iron Age II, ca. 9th century , Iran, Hasanlu, Iran, Bronze, iron, x 5 in. ( x cm), Metalwork-Ornaments, One of the most characteristic objects from Hasanlu is the so-called lion pin. Over sixty have been excavated at the site, most in Burned Building II, where they are associated—in groups of one, two, or three—with the many skeletons of individuals killed within the building at the time of its destruction

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