SculptureIranian10th-8th century BCE
Finial with Two Heraldic Lions in Three Fragments (on a Modern Tube)
10th-8th century BCE
Dimensions
14.1 x 5.7 x 1.9 cm (5 9/16 x 2 1/4 x 3/4 in.) Inner diam. ring top and bottom: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Provenance
Kurt H. Weil, Montclair, NJ (1927-1992), by descent; to Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt, New York (1992-2023), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.
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