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ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Bottle Support for Standard Finial (1986.019.007 A)

AAT Object Form/FunctionFinials
Place CreatedLuristan, Iran, Asia
PeriodIron Age III
Date800-600 BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Christian Humann Foundation
Dimensions3 9/16 x 7/8 in. (9 x 2.3 cm)
Object number1986.019.007 B
Label TextThe metalworkers of Luristan produced a wide variety of bronze objects which incorporated the stunning imagery of native animals and mythical beasts. Animal forms ranged in style from natural to abstract and were generally cast or hammered into shape as zoomorphic handles or projections on weapons and tools.
Exhibition HistoryThe Fragrant Past: Perfumes of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, April 5 - June 25, 1989
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. Christian Humann (1929-1981), New York, New York, purchased from Mathias Komor (1909-1984), New York, New York. Thence by descent.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art