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: 2 × 2 3/8 × 1/16 in. (5.05 × 6 × 0.15 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Ornaments
Geography:      Iran 
Credit line: Gift of Khalil Rabenou, 1956
Accession year: 1956
Tags: Lions