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Unknown Achaemenid, Plaque with horned lion-griffins (ca. 6th–4th century B.C.)
Title: Unknown Achaemenid, Plaque with horned lion-griffins (ca. 6th–4th century B.C.)
Description:
Gold, 13.
6 × 9.
8 cm.
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