Harvard Art Museums > 2000.283: Head of a Toggle Pin: Calf Protome Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Head of a Toggle Pin: Calf Protome , 2000.283,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/182299. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2000.283 Title Head of a Toggle Pin: Calf Protome Other Titles Alternate Title: Stylized Animal Pendant with Loop (?) on end - Given for experimental purposes Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date 7th-6th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Luristan (Iran) Culture Iranian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/182299 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Technique Cast Dimensions 12.13 g 1.17 x 5.1 cm (7/16 x 2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Gift of Dr. Jerome Eisenberg, 2000. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Jerome M. Eisenberg Accession Year 2000 Object Number 2000.283 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Zoomorphic head of a bronze toggle pin with missing pinshaft. Pin head is decorated with the head and stylized body of a calf, with snub snout, bulbous eyes, and flatly rendered looped ears. The front and back haunches of the calf appear as thick ridges, with narrow extensions from each to the underside of the animal meant to represent legs. The haunches are separated by ring moldings, which continue, then, behind the calf's hind quarters. A loop projects from the molding just before the point where the pin head has been broken from its now missing shaft. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
