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1996.17.0001

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Standard   (1996.17.0001)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Organizational Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period/Date Iron Age, 1000 BC
Culture Elamite, Assyrian, or Achaeminid

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 17.3 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 8.1 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 5.2 cm
Weight 265 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Metal--Bronze
Manufacturing Processes Cast
Munsell Color Information Dark Grayish Olive Green (5GY 2/1) -Darker color at waist of figure. Dark Yellowish Brown (10YR 3/4) -Hands covering chest. Dark Yellowish Green (2.5G 4/4) -Corrosion on base of figure.

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda

Comparandum: Porada, The Art of Ancient Iran, 86 and plate 19 right.

Bibliography

Edith Porada, The Art of Ancient Iran, New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1965.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Purchased with Funds from the Friends of the World Hertage Museum
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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