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Bracelet with ibex heads
Near Eastern, Iranian, Luristan
Iron Age
about 900 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.617
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Bracelets and armlets
DescriptionBracelet, open, with ends in the form of the head and shoulders of leaping ibexes. Ends black bronze, ring patinated green.
ProvenanceBy 1930, acquired in Iran, probably by Ayoub Rabenou, Paris; 1930, sold by Rabenou, through Arthur Upham Pope (b. 1881 - d. 1969), Paris, to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: August 7, 1930)
NOTE: MFA accession nos. 30.544-30.637 were purchased from Arthur Upham Pope for $15,000, plus a $2250 commission. According to Pope, the majority of the group belonged to Rabenou.
NOTE: MFA accession nos. 30.544-30.637 were purchased from Arthur Upham Pope for $15,000, plus a $2250 commission. According to Pope, the majority of the group belonged to Rabenou.