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Votive plaque
Near Eastern, Anatolian, Urartian
Iron Age
650–550 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Morris and Louise Rosenthal Fund
Accession Number1983.390
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
DescriptionBronze votive plaque depicting two robed figures before an architectural facade.
Provenance1971, possibly discovered in Giyimli (Hirkanis), Turkey, during the construction of a mosque [see note]. 1983, with Said Motamed, Frankfurt; sold by Said Motamed to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 12, 1983)
NOTE: On this find, see Orhan Aytug Tasyürek, "The Urartian Bronze Hoard from Giyimli," Expedition 19, 4 (1977): 12.
NOTE: On this find, see Orhan Aytug Tasyürek, "The Urartian Bronze Hoard from Giyimli," Expedition 19, 4 (1977): 12.