RARE MESOPOTAMIAN GOLD LION WITH DIVINE HEAD. Ca. 2200 - 1800 BC. A gold sheet repoussé appliqué with a striding lion to the left with a frontal divine head wearing a horned cap. The animal is outlined by a pronounced contour with oblique nicks, and the reverse features a folded fixing tab for attachment. For similar see: The National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul, 04.29.5. Size: 38mm x 25mm; Weight: 1g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the London art market; formerly with R. Unger, Parthenon gallery, 1990s.