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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1969.177.32
Title
Animal Pendant
Classification
Jewelry
Work Type
pendant
Date
late 8th-early 7th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Iran
Period
Iron Age
Culture
Iranian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/304312

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Leaded bronze
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Dimensions
3.2 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm (1 1/4 x 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Technical Details

Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Leaded Bronze:
Cu, 69.83; Sn, 9.46; Pb, 19.95; Zn, 0.571; Fe, 0.05; Ni, 0.02; Ag, 0.04; Sb, 0.08; As, less than 0.10; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, less than 0.005; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. Riederer

Technical Observations: The patina is dark green and black with spots of underlying red. Part of the loop and most of the front legs are lost. The object was cast from a wax model that was formed directly in the wax. The animal’s mouth may have been reinforced by cold working.


Henry Lie (submitted 2012)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Harry J. Denberg, New York, NY (by 1969), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1969.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Harry J. Denberg
Accession Year
1969
Object Number
1969.177.32
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This pendant is in the shape of a stylized animal standing frontally. The animal has very high, straight ears or horns. The head is small and short with no detail, except perhaps a small, incised line indicating the mouth. The suspension loop rises out of the back of the animal. The body has a scooped shape, a rounded rump, and a small, nub-like tail. The legs are thin and spindly. No other details are present.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Bronzes

Verification Level

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