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Source Description
Finials for ceremonial standards and bridle bits with animal forms are characteristic of the metalwork produced by the hunter societies of Luristan ca. the 10th-8th century BCE. The life of the hunter is built around animals, as food, transportation, and the embodiment of the unfathomable forces of nature.
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Document identity
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25433
label
Finial with Two Felines
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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25433
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Finial with Two Felines
description
Finials for ceremonial standards and bridle bits with animal forms are characteristic of the metalwork produced by the hunter societies of Luristan ca. the 10th-8th century BCE. The life of the hunter is built around animals, as food, transportation, and the embodiment of the unfathomable forces of nature.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th-8th century BCE (Iron Age)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Metal
finials
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4
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
15
height
7
depth
1.8
dimensionsRaw
5 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 11/16 in. (15 x 7 x 1.8 cm)
Source extras
med
lost-wax-cast bronze
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6747
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ANE
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34
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