Advanced Search
Advanced Search

Figurine of a running goat

Near Eastern, Iranian, Luristan
Iron Age
10th–9th century B.C.
Findspot: Azerbaijan

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 12.2 x 12.8 cm (4 13/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift from Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number57.145
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionRunning goat, bearded; elongated neck, the legs streched in a galloping movement.
ProvenanceBy 1950, Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes (Mary Stacy Beaman) (b. 1875 - d. 1964), Topsfield, MA [see note]; 1957, gift of Mrs. Holmes to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 14, 1957)

NOTE: Lent by Mrs. Holmes to the MFA in 1950.