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Door lintel with lion-griffins and vase with lotus leaf
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Limestone, Parthian
Rights: Public Domain
Ancient Near Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Joseph Pulitzer Bequest 1932
Title: Door lintel with lion-griffins and vase with lotus leaf
Description:
Limestone, Parthian.
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