Plaque

65-31-562

From: Iran | Hasanlu

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number 65-31-562
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iran | Hasanlu
Archaeology Area BBII
Period Hasanlu Period IV
Date Made 1000-800 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ivory
Technique Engraved
Iconography Horse
Description

Small fragment of low relief plaque showing parts of the heads of two horses from just above the nose to just below the eyes and part of the neck of one; engraved in low, flat relief.

Muscarella Publication: "The necks of two overlapping horses; left. Compare for the mane nos. 19-22; the herringbone band, nos. 19, 20."

Credit Line The Hasanlu Project; Robert H. Dyson Jr., 1964

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