ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Altar with Four Figures of Ram Headed God
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
