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94-27-19

Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 94-27-19
Current Location Greece Gallery - On Display
Culture Greek
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Lydia
Period Archaic Greek Period
Date Made 625-550 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Electrum
Iconography Lion | Cruciform Crown | Square
Description

Obverse: Roaring lion head with cruciform protuberance on nose. Reverse: Two incuse squares or rectangular punch marks.

Outside Diameter 1.1 cm
Credit Line Gift of L. Daniel Dannenbaum, 1994

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