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| Keywords: Iranian - Lion Terminal from an Armlet - Walters 571558 - Profile.jpg The pictured lion whose hindquarters are fluted tubes is executed in a detailed and lively fashion The reclining animal once faced another lion and together they formed the terminals of a bracelet The hoop was most likely made out of thick gold wire of which only traces remain inside the tubes ca 9th-8th century BC gold cm 2 54 l accession number 57 1558 9551 Pontus Dikran Kelekian Paris and New York Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1911 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2009 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry El Paso Museum of Art El Paso 2010 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Iran Walters Art Museum license Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Art of Iran Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Armlets | ||||
