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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Half Stater with Lion Head
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Half Stater with Lion Head

Place CreatedTurkey, Asia
CultureLydian
Dateafter 610 BCE
MediumElectrum
Credit LineGift of H. Burke Nicholson, Jr.
Dimensions3/16 x 3/16 in. (0.5 x 0.5 cm)
Object number2005.078.010
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - January 2011
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, June 20, 2011 - April 28, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. Hammond Burke Nicholson, Jr. (1917-2007), Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art