Metalwork

67-39-89A

From: Iran (uncertain) | Turkey (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 67-39-89A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Urartian
Provenience Iran (uncertain) | Turkey (uncertain)
Date Made 8th Cent. BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Description

(a) Sheet of fairly heavy bronze, sharply creased longitudinally so as to form 2 halves. One half is flat, with 3 nail holes along short side. the other half is bent with 3 nail holes along its short side and 15 along its long side; some nails are still in position, holding in place a supplementary strip of bronze in which there are additional nail holes and nails. Near top edge of this half is a long rectangular cut out. (b) Smaller sheet of similarly heavy bronze, irregularly ent longitudinally, of similar lenght with nail holes along one short and one long side.

Length 19 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Hesperia Art, 1967

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