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Mountain goat
Near Eastern, Iranian, Elamite
Proto-Elamite
3100–2900 B.C.
Findspot: Iran
Medium/Technique
Silver and sheet gold
Dimensions
Height x length: 4 x 7 cm (1 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number59.14
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFigurine of mountain goat. Face gold-plated and also two attached curls on legs. One curl missing. Head made separate. Incised lines on side of body and leg incised on underside.
Provenance1959, sold by Framroz Sorabji Khan & Co., Mumbai, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1959)