Horse Gear
Harness Ornament
93-4-94
From: Iran | Hasanlu
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | 93-4-94 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Iron Age II |
Provenience | Iran | Hasanlu |
Period | Hasanlu Period IV |
Date Made | 1100-800 BCE |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Copper | Bronze |
Description | Twenty-eight copper/bronze ornaments plus fragments. Seven types: Type 1) Two small circles joined, with attachment loop behind each circle (two examples). Type 2) Two flat circles joined, with attachment loop behind join (two examples). Type 3) Two flat circles joined with attachment loop behind each circle (five examples). Type 4) Two flat circles with thin rod intersecting at join; attachment loop at center (ten examples). Type 5) Two flat circles with rectangular pieces with flaring ends intersecting at join; attachment loop behind each circle (four examples). Type 6) Three flat circles joined in a row with attachment loop behind center circle (one example, broken). Type 7) Three flat circles joined in a row with attachment loop behind joins (four examples). |
Credit Line | The Hasanlu Project, Robert H. Dyson Jr., 1956-1978 |
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