Head of a pin: horned demon holding inverted lions
Object type: Pin head
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Iran
Period: Iron Age III
Date: ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 3.82 x 3.35 in. (9.7 x 8.51 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Ornaments
Geography:      Iran, probably from Luristan 
Credit line: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1988
Accession year: 1988
Tags: Demons|Lions