MAG Collection - Goddess Finial

799 BCE - 700 BCE
6 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 7/8 in. (15.9 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm)

Iranian artist
Iran

Iranian; made in Luristan

Object Type: Metalwork

Medium and Support: Bronze

Credit Line: Gift of Henry Hirschland

Accession Number: 2007.36

Location: Currently on view

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Purchased in Germany before 1938; from those purchasers to their son, Henry Hirschland, Canandaigua, NY; his gift to the Gallery in 2007

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ancient art (Mediterranean & Near East)
Syrian

1000 BCE - 500 CE

Iranian

anthropomorphic
use for anthropomorphic figures than cannot be identified with a particular person, god, or goddess, etc.

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