ISLAMIC PERSIAN SELJUK BRONZE LION
[B2]
Early Islamic bronze lion standing on two legs with head: it served as the
leg of an object, probably a casket. Persia Seljuk period, circa 11th-13th century A.D. Height.3 inches (7.6cm), length 2inches
(5.1cm) ,width 1 ¼ inches(3.2cm) Reference: Islamic Metalwork of the Eighth to the Fifteenth Century in the Keir Collection.
By: Géza Fehérvári • Publisher: London: Faber and Faber, 1976.Page 90 –No116-Plate 39b