2nd millennium BC. A terracotta pendant lion's head with incised fur detailing, slit mouth pointillé eyes and nostrils; accompanied by an old hand written scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. See Mahboubian, H. Etlam. Art and Civilization of Ancient Iran 3000-2000 BC, London, 2004 for discussion. 7.05 grams, 28mm (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the 1970s.