H x W x D: 7.6 x 7.2 x 2.8 cm (3 x 2 13/16 x 1 1/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Luristan, Iran
Date:
ca. 800-700 BCE
Period:
Iron Age II - III
Description:
Finial in the form of two rampant caprids with fore and rear feet resting on horizontle rings. Horn ridges are indicated by a series of open loops extending the height of the horns. The muzzle and neck are thin and elongated. The back of the curving neck is notched to indicate a mane. The bodies of the creatures consist of decorated curving bars, the upper ones decorated with open loops (paralleling the horns), the lower ones of double twisted wire.
Provenance:
To the late 1950s or 1960s
H. Khan Monif (died 1968), New York to the late 1950s or 1960s [1]
From the late 1950s or 1960s to 1996
Emma C. Bunker, purchased in New York City from H. Khan Monif in the late 1950s or 1960s [2]
From 1996
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Mr. John B. and Mrs. Emma C. Bunker, Wheatland, WY, in 1996
Notes:
[1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.
