Submitted by dbrownin on Thu, 11/03/2016 - 16:47

 

From an Achaemenian gold ornament in the collection of the Oriental Institute. Originally made by the hammering process, with the tail partly in repouse and partly in gold wire.  From ancient Persia, 5th-4th Century B. C.

gold filled over brass,  very intricate, aprroximately 1.25" x .88" 

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Price
45.00
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Type
Gifts
Order Number
199548
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