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Ibex-Head Ornament

c. 525–450 BCE

Iran, Achaemenid

(550–330 BCE)
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Overall: 16.9 x 6.5 x 11.7 cm (6 5/8 x 2 9/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Katharine Holden Thayer 1961.199
Public Domain
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Location
102A Ancient Near East
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Description

This may have decorated an ornate piece of furniture or a huge and heavily embellished bronze cauldron similar to that which the nearby bronze bull head once adorned.

Ibex-Head Ornament

c. 525–450 BCE

Iran, Achaemenid (550–330 BCE)

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