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Figural finial with ibexes
Near Eastern, Iranian, Luristan
Iron Age
7th–4th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x width: 8.4 x 9.6 cm (3 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.568
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Animal-related
DescriptionThis bronze cap or finial depicts a stylized arrangement of a horned figure flanked by two ibexes. The curved horns of the ibexes are emphacized by exaggeration. Their necks and forepaws emerge from a cylindrical cap component at botton, which is pierced laterally and has two thin modelled lines near base. The metal shows a green patina.
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.
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.