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Source Description
The ring above the horns supported a bowl that may have held an incense burner. No exact parallel is known for this unusual piece, and the ultimate inspiration may lie in the Central Asian steppes.
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Document identity
localId
34864
label
Stand in the Shape of an Ibex
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
34864
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Stand in the Shape of an Ibex
description
The ring above the horns supported a bowl that may have held an incense burner. No exact parallel is known for this unusual piece, and the ultimate inspiration may lie in the Central Asian steppes.
provenance
Rabinou, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1928, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P5205]; Sale, Brummer Auction, New York, Part 1, 20 April 20 1949, lot 96; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
ca. 10th-9th century BCE (Iron Age)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
stands
sculpture
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
34
height
30
depth
17.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 3/8 x W: 11 13/16 x D: 6 7/8 in. (34 x 30 x 17.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Persian
med
bronze
creator_ids
6747
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
2507
721
13
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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ed9ca4f06569c9ed
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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d5b42fe534107a37
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no
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no