Pendant

Object Number:

37-11-227

Current Location:

Islamic Near East Gallery

Provenience:

Iran
Rayy

Date Made:

Islamic II

Section:

Near Eastern

Materials:

Brass

Technique:

Engraved
Inscribed

Iconography:

Star
Human Face

Description:

Bronze? Brass? Oval, lower end pointed and terminating in inverted fleur de lis; large perforation inside point. Both surfaces engraved and inscribed; the decoration consisting of circles enclosing 8-pointed stars, and below, a human face. Suspension loop at top.

Credit Line:

Joint Expedition of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the University Museum, 1935-1936

Other Number:

RE 3141

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