Figurine, mouflon head on ball

Museum number:
9-16838
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Accession number:
Acc.3776
Description:
Mouflon head on a ball. Single serrated single horn curls backward. No torque; well articulated piece. Pierced through neck front to back. Or head of an ibex. W. 2.2 cm. Ht. 2.4 cm.
Donor:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Verbatim coll. place:
Iran, 1st millennium BC
Collector:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 21 millimeters, width 23 millimeters, and length 10 millimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, mouflon head on ball, accession number 9-16838, described as Mouflon head on a ball. Single serrated single horn curls backward. No torque; well articulated piece. Pierced through neck front to back. Or head of an ibex. W. 2.2 cm. Ht. 2.4 cm.

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