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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