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Funerary ornament
Near Eastern, Iranian
Iron Age
10th–9th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number59.731
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionSmall gold disk, part of a group of funerary ornaments from Northwestern Iran, Caspian coastal region.
Provenance1959, sold by Dariush Broumand (dealer), New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 12, 1959)