AN ISLAMIC STEEL LOCK IN A FORM OF LEOPARD WITH AN INLAID GOLDPALTED

PERIOD
Formed,12th Century.
ORIGIN
Persia
DIMENSIONS
 7.5 Cm x 7 Cm length and head to paws. Horse-head Key: 7 Cm in length
DESCRIPTION:
A Iron padlock in the form of a leopard with inverted head and the tail grasping in mouth and engraved eye; gold inlaid spots to the body, stripes to the neck, hole to the front for the key in a shape of horse head elongated hole to the front chest for the locking mechanism.
PROVENANCE:
German Private collections
CERTIFICATE:
Comes with a certificate from the Art Loss Register