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| Maker(s): | Unknown | | Culture: | Iran
| | Title: | Standard finial
| | Date Made: | 800-600 BCE
| | Type: | Sculpture
| | Materials: | Bronze
| | Place Made: | Asia; Iran; Luristan
| | Measurements: | Overall: 3 9/16 in x 1 9/16 in x 1/2 in; 9 cm x 4 cm x 1.3 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | ACCESSION NUMBER: back, btm. r. (on animal's leg) (black ink): 1991.21.04
| | Accession Number: | MH 1991.21.4
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Susan and Bernard N. Schilling (Susan Eisenhart, Class of 1932)
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description: Pair of stylized rampant animals (lions) flanking a hollow, cylindrical shaft. Symmetrical depiction of the full bodies of the animals, with open jaws, large eyes, and slightly curled tails. Front and back are the same.
Tags: ancient; archaeology Subjects: Bronze; Civilization, Ancient; archaeological objects Link to share this object record: https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1991.21.4 |
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