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Collections

Pinheadabout 1350-800 B.C.

Not on view
Small bronze horse-head sculpture with heavy teal-green patina, stylized features, concentric-circle eye, and parallel ridges suggesting a collar and mane
Small bronze figurine of a stylized horse in profile, with heavy green patina, incised parallel lines along the neck and mane, and a circular eye detail.
Title
Pinhead
Place Made
Iran, Luristan
Date Made
about 1350-800 B.C.
Period
Iron Age I-II
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
Length: 3 1/8 in. (8.1 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.862
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Townsend, Jen and Renée Zettle-Sterling. Cast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity's Most Transformational Process. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2017.