Plaque

63-5-324

From: Iran | Hasanlu

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number 63-5-324
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Iron Age II
Provenience Iran | Hasanlu
Archaeology Area Probably P23
Period Iron Age II
Date Made 1100-800 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Bronze
Iconography Animal
Description

Fragment of repousse plaque or strip for decorating an object. Attached by domed bronze tacks or small nails. Decoration appears to include at least one animal facing right and be narrative but design cannot be identified at this time. Both logitudinal edges complete. Short vertical edges both broken. In five joinable and one other small fragment. probably decorated same object as 63-5-325, 326.

Credit Line The Hasanlu Project; Robert H. Dyson Jr., 1962
Other Number HAS62-1144 - Field No SF

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