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Scabbard chape
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Achaemenid
550–331 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: W. 5 cm H. 3.2 cm
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number68.754
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Swords, daggers, knives
DescriptionAchaemenid scabbard chape showing head of a mountain goat. This piece formed the base for a sword scabbard.
ProvenanceBy 1968: with Roger Kawam; 1968: purchased by by the MFA from Mr. Kawam.
(Accession date: December 11, 1968)
(Accession date: December 11, 1968)