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Votive plaque
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian or Iranian
Late Iron Age
599–300 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Height x width: 4.1 x 2.4 cm (1 5/8 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Morris and Louise Rosenthal Fund
Accession Number1985.28
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
DescriptionIncised with two figures facing right, the first bearded, the second beardless, both wearing long fringed robes and raising their forearms. Two holes pierced in top corners; small section missing from lower right; crack in upper left corner.
Provenance1985, sold by Eshagh (Isaac) Sakhai, Brighton, MA, to the MFA.
(Accession Date: February 27, 1985)
(Accession Date: February 27, 1985)