Achaemenid Agate Lion

Culture: Achaemenid/Persia

Period: 6th-4th century B.C.

Material: Agate

Dimensions: 6.4 cm long

Price: Sold

Ref: 6034

Provenance: French private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Condition: Intact

Description: Amulet depicting a walking lion of dark, striped agate. Snout, beard hair, eyes and ears are clearly formed, the beautiful pattern of the stone reflects the coat. Elegant body, the curved limbs extending forward. Pierced through the body.