artefact
- Museum number
- 135068
- Description
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Fragmentary silver sheet showing a lion; rectangular with circular centre-piece; lion is rampant between two stylised palms; two rows of punched dots around edge; possibly from horse's forehead piece.
- Production date
- 8thC BC-7thC BC
- Dimensions
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Length: 29 centimetres
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Weight: 143 grammes
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Thickness: 0.50 centimetres
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Width: 13 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- G52/IRAN/15, from official opening 17/11/95 - 14/12/05, labelled as "15: Fragmentary silver sheet with lion design. About 8th-7th century BC. Possibly from NW Iran. WA 1969-1-11,1 / 135068".
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2020 20 Feb-25 Oct, CaixaForum Zaragoza, An Age of Luxury
2019-2020 18 Sep-12 Jan, CaixaForum Madrid, An Age of Luxury
2019 4 Apr-11 Aug, CaixaForum Barcelona, An Age of Luxury
2018-2019 8 Nov-24 Feb, London, BM, I am Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria
2018 9 May-3 Sep, Hong Kong History Museum, An Age of Luxury
1995-2005 17 Nov-14 Dec, BM, G52/IRAN/15
1994 16 Jun-23 Dec, BM, G49/IRAN
- Acquisition date
- 1969
- Department
- Middle East
- BM/Big number
- 135068
- Registration number
- 1969,0111.1