Pin Head
Jewelry
30-38-8
From: Iran | Luristan Province
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 30-38-8 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iran | Luristan Province |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Iconography | Ibex? | Mountain Sheep? |
| Description | Crouching Ibex (Mountain Sheep?), head turned front. Four-strap belt across the body. Ligature across head of pin. Legrain publication: "Bronze pin head in form of ibex crouching head turned front. There is a four-strap belt across the body. The folded legs, the curved back and shoulders, the head below the might arcs of the rugged horns are, in spite of the stylization, full of truth and energy. A four-string band round the shaft. 69 x 65 mm." |
| Length | 6.9 cm |
| Width | 6.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Arthur Upham Pope, 1930 |
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