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Frontletcirca 1000-650 B.C.

Not on view
Horizontal silver or silver-alloy plaque with low-relief decoration showing ibex, a running hare, a lunging feline, a rosette, and a mounted archer, with rows of small holes along the edges
Title
Frontlet
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
circa 1000-650 B.C.
Period
Iron Age II-III
Medium
Silver, hammered
Dimensions
Height: 1 3/4 in. (4.8 cm); Length: 7 1/2 in. (19.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.917a-b
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.