Plaque

65-31-479

From: Iran | Hasanlu

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number 65-31-479
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iran | Hasanlu
Archaeology Area BBII
Period Hasanlu Period IV
Date Made 1000-800 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ivory
Iconography Griffin?
Description

Fragment of lower part of plaque showing spearpoint coming from left pointing at knee of griffin(?); one leg and part of one foot of griffin(?) preserved.

Muscarella Publication: "Extant are the damaged claw-like foot of a lion, left, another damaged one to its right, and the tip of a spear coming from the upper left."

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

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