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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bucrania Amulet
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Bucrania Amulet

Place CreatedLuristan, Iran, Asia
PeriodIron Age
Dateearly 1st Millennium BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in. (3.2 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm)
Object number2012.033.054
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired from Joel Malter (1931-2006) [Joel L. Malter & Co., Inc.], Los Angeles, California, March 28, 1993.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
10th-9th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
early 1st Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
early 1st Millennium BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
10th-9th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
late 8th-7th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
9th-8th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
9th-7th Century BCE