Cheek Piece
67-39-32B
From: Iran (uncertain) | Turkey (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 67-39-32B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Urartian |
| Provenience | Iran (uncertain) | Turkey (uncertain) |
| Date Made | 8th Cen. BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Description | Curved bronze rods ending in zoomorphic ornament, possibly a stylized goat's head. Three flat losenge shaped bulges, each pierced by a slot of rounded rectangular shape. these are at least partially formed by filing. A ridge or spine runs along the back of the curve from the first bulge to the end of the animal head, between the horns. Fine smooth lt. green patina. Metal sample taken from (a). |
| Length | 15.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 1.58 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Hesperia Art, 1967 |
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