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4803 - Persia, Achaemenid, a silver-plated copper alloy diadem or belt, ca. 7th–6th century BCE, featuring a central relief motif of an Egyptian falcon, flanked on either side by eight panels depicting the Persian hero as a lion tamer. All panels are flanked by rows of bulbous, pearl-shaped rounds. Length: 43 cm. Framed in a Plexiglas box. Provenance: Private collection in Paris, prior to 1991; J. Soustiel, Paris; Edi de Munck, The Hague; and a private Dutch collection in Wassenaar.
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Persia, Achaemenid, a silver-plated copper alloy diadem or belt, ca. 7th–6th century BCE, featuring a central relief motif of an Egyptian falcon, flanked on either side by eight panels depicting the Persian hero as a lion tamer. All panels are flanked by rows of bulbous, pearl-shaped rounds. Length: 43 cm. Framed in a Plexiglas box. Provenance: Private collection in Paris, prior to 1991; J. Soustiel, Paris; Edi de Munck, The Hague; and a private Dutch collection in Wassenaar. Ref. R.N. Freye, “De erfenis der Perzen,” fig. 11. [1]
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