1992.256.40: Miniature Ibex
JewelryIdentification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1992.256.40
- Title
- Miniature Ibex
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Work Type
- pendant
- Date
- 10th-8th century BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Iran
- Period
- Iron Age
- Culture
- Iranian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/310315
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Leaded bronze
- Technique
- Cast, lost-wax process
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm (7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
- Technical Details
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Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Leaded Bronze:
Cu, 75.23; Sn, 6.92; Pb, 16.14; Zn, 0.03; Fe, 0.12; Ni, 0.09; Ag, 0.1; Sb, 0.76; As, 0.61; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, less than 0.01; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. RiedererTechnical Observations: The surface is smooth and worn with an even, dark green patina and traces of tan burial accretion in the less exposed areas.
The object is a solid cast made by the lost-wax process. Remains of possible seam lines or flashes are located between the legs. It is not clear how the transverse hole was formed, although it would have been easier to make it in the wax than in the metal.
Francesca G. Bewer (submitted 2012)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
- Accession Year
- 1992
- Object Number
- 1992.256.40
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- This pendant is in the shape of a stylized ram or ibex standing frontally. The animal’s short, simple horns curl slightly backward on top of the head, not quite like either a ram or an ibex. It has a simple triangular head with no other details rendered, short rounded legs that taper to a point, and a downward-pointing tail. The body tapers toward the midsection, and then expands to the rump. There is a transverse hole through the body for suspension rather than a loop.
Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Bronzes
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Verification Level
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