Applique in the shape of a lion's head
Object type: Appliqué
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Achaemenid
Period: Achaemenid
Date: ca. 6th–4th century BCE
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: 1 15/16 × 2 5/16 × 1/16 in. (4.95 × 5.8 × 0.15 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Ornaments
Geography:      Iran 
Credit line: Gift of Khalil Rabenou, 1956
Accession year: 1956
Tags: Lions