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30-38-21

From: Iran | Luristan Province

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 30-38-21
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iran | Luristan Province
Section Near Eastern
Materials Bronze
Iconography Antelope? | Ibex? | Bird | Fish
Description

Flat disk head embossed with animal reliefs in a double line, rope and dots. 3 crouching antelopes (ibexes?), 3 birds, 1 fish, 5 dots. A flat knob on the stem

Legrain publication: "Bronze pin. The head is a flat disk embossed with animal figures in low relief. A rope pattern and a line of dots runs all round. The animals are: three antelopes crouching, three birds, one fish and five dots. A flat knob connects disk and stem. 238 x 84 mm."

Length 23.8 cm
Width 8.4 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Arthur Upham Pope, 1930

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