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Source Description
This ornament is called a "master-of-animals" standard due to its representation of a deity or demon flanked by monsters. Two cock heads emerge from the necks of the monsters. A second demon head is inserted midway down the body. These standards must have played a major role in the religious culture, and several examples have been excavated from burials.
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Document identity
localId
10588
label
Master of Animals Finial
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obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
10588
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Master of Animals Finial
description
This ornament is called a "master-of-animals" standard due to its representation of a deity or demon flanked by monsters. Two cock heads emerge from the necks of the monsters. A second demon head is inserted midway down the body. These standards must have played a major role in the religious culture, and several examples have been excavated from burials.
provenance
[Found in Nevahend, Persia (?)]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th-8th century BCE (Iron Age)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
standards (identifying artifacts)
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.2
height
7
depth
2.2
dimensionsRaw
6 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 7/8 in. (17.2 x 7 x 2.2 cm)
Source extras
med
cast bronze
creator_ids
6747
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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cd9734fb41e53efd
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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6aa1072cfec1d43e
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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7ffd865fe66f9538
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no
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no