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Pin with Head in the Shape of a Lion Mask
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Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Kurt H. Weil Montclair NJ (1927-1992) by descent; to Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt New York (1992-2023) gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Professor Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt
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