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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Heraldic Animal Finial
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

Heraldic Animal Finial

Possible OriginLuristan, Iran, Asia
CultureLuristan
PeriodIron Age II
Date10th-9th Century BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions11 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in., 366 g (29.6 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm, 12 15/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.056
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes Cannes, Archeologie (10 Avril 1976), lot 131
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) fom Hotel des Ventes, Cannes, France, April 10, 1976, lot 131. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1976-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art