Object Fragment

75-29-407

From: Iran | Hasanlu

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number 75-29-407
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iran | Hasanlu
Archaeology Area Y33(4)[5]/158 LOT26
Period Hasanlu Period IV
Date Made 1000-800 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ivory
Description

Dark piece of ivory inlay with dowel hole at top; incised into two partial tubes or legs, each bearing three incised lines 3/4 of the way up each leg.

Muscarella Publication: "These four fragments were found in adjacent areas. One could be a human figure - but could also be handles or parts of furniture (?). One could be the ankles, with three-strand anklets, of a standing figure."

Credit Line The Hasanlu Project; Robert H. Dyson Jr., 1975
Other Number HAS74-N638 - Field No SF

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