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Near Eastern, Iranian, Luristan
Iron Age
7th–4th century B.C.

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Legacy dimension: Length: (of handle) .052 H. (of animals) .112
Credit Line Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.570
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment

DescriptionHandle (probably of a whetstone), a lion rearing upon the back of a crouched ibex (or ram) with great horns. Green patina, horn broken (probably curved to reach the lion's back).
ProvenanceBy 1930, acquired in Iran, probably by Ayoub Rabenou, Paris; 1930, sold by Rabenou, through Arthur Upham Pope (b. 1881 - d. 1969), Paris, to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: August 7, 1930)

NOTE: MFA accession nos. 30.544-30.637 were purchased from Arthur Upham Pope for $15,000, plus a $2250 commission. According to Pope, the majority of the group belonged to Rabenou.