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Fragmentary plaque: two boar's head medallions
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Sasanian
650–750
Findspot: Iran, Rayy (Chal Turkhan), CC-22, 31, WC; RR, NW, South of wall
Medium/Technique
Stucco relief
Dimensions
Height x width: 42 x 35.2 cm (16 9/16 x 13 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
University Museum—M. F. A. Persian Expedition
Accession Number39.486
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFragmentary plaque of two boar's head medallions. There is a running loop with two rosettes, surmounted by Fleur de lis. It is made of stucco. It is in bad condition. It is backed with plaster.
Provenance1936, excavated at Rayy (Chal Turkhan, in present-day Iran), by the University Museum-M.F.A. Persian Expedition; 1939, assigned to the MFA as part of the division of excavated objects. (Accession Date: January 12, 1939)