ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Altar with Four Figures of Ram Headed God
AAT Object Form/Functionincense burners
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functionaltars (religious fixtures)
Place CreatedAsia
CulturePhoenician
Datemid 1st Millennium BCE
MediumSilver
Credit LineAnonymous gift on the occasion of Peter Lacovara's 10th anniversary with the museum
Dimensions1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (3.5 x 3.2 cm)
Object number2008.028.001
Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesAntiquarium, Ltd., Zoologica (1996), 20.
ProvenanceWith Joseph Coplin (1965-2022) and Robin Beningson [Antiquarium, Ltd.], New York, New York, from at least 1996.
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
early 1st Millennium BCE
722-332 BCE
2nd-mid 1st Millennium BCE
after 1076 BCE
100 BCE-500 CE
100 BCE-500 CE
