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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
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Master of Animals Standard
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1000-800 BCE
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Bottle Support for Standard Finial (1986.019.007 A)
800-600 BCE
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Master-of-Animals Standard
800-600 BCE
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7th Century BCE
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Whetstone Handle in the Form of a Leaping Ibex
1000-800 BCE
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Bird Amulet
10th-9th Century BCE
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Bull Head Amulet
early 1st Millennium BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Animal Figurine
2nd Millennium to 1st Millenium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Horse Bit
8th-7th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Sword
early 1st Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cheekpiece for Horse Bit in Form of a Horse
8th-7th Century BCE