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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Equestrian Trapping
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Equestrian Trapping

Possible OriginLuristan, Iran, Asia
CultureIran
PeriodIron Age
Date9th-8th Century BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions4 x 2 3/4 x 15/16 in., 315 g (10.1 x 7 x 2.4 cm, 11 1/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.753
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, April 15, 2024 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Alain Renner, Issoudun, France.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
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Heraldic Animal Finial
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1000-800 BCE
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Bowl with Ibexes
late 8th-7th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bird Amulet
10th-9th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Ibex
9th-8th Century BCE
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early 1st Millennium BCE
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Master-of-Animals Standard
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