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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

AAT Object Form/Functioncoins (money)
Place CreatedTurkey, Asia
CultureLydian
PeriodMermnads Dynasty, reign of Alyattes II
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