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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

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