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Bronze head of ibex
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Achaemenid
550–331 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x width x length: 30.9 x 14.6 x 18.6 cm (12 3/16 x 5 3/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes in loving memory of Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number52.37
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionHead and torso of ibex, kneeling. The hind quarters are broken off. Oval hole in base. Low relief.
ProvenanceBy November 1951, Arthur Upham Pope, New York; 1952, sold by Pope to Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes (Mary Stacy Beaman) (b. 1875 - d. 1964), Topsfield, MA; 1952, gift of Mrs. Holmes to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 10, 1952)