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Belt adornment with an eagle and its prey

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Gold turquoise inlay, Parthian or Kushan
Rights: Public Domain
Ancient West Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan 1917
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Title: Belt adornment with an eagle and its prey
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Gold turquoise inlay, Parthian or Kushan.

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