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ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Handle in the Form of a Winged Lion

CulturePersian

PeriodAchaemenid Dynasty

Date6th-5th Century BCE

MediumIvory or bone

Credit LineCarlos Collection of Ancient Art

Dimensions5/8 x 7/16 x 2 7/16 in. (1.6 x 1.1 x 6.2 cm)

Object number2006.041.002

Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, September 9, 2013 - April 28, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Published ReferencesChristie's New York, Antiquities (June 13, 2000), 501, lot 500.
Sotheby's New York, Antiquities (June 6, 2006), 110, lot 99.

ProvenanceWith Marianne Maspero, Paris, France, reportedly acquired in Egypt. Ex coll. Kojiro Ishiguro (1916-1992) [Crescent Gallery], Tokyo, Japan. With Christie's New York, June 13, 2000, lot 500. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, June 6, 2006, lot 99.

Status

On view

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