Accession No
1934.946 B
Description
Bronze figurine of bird with loop for suspension on back.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Iran; Luristan
Period
Iron Age
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]; Arne, Ture Algot Johnsson (Dr) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1934.946 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
20mm x 9mm x 36mm
Events
Context (Auction / Sale)
Part of a collection of Luristan bronzes purchased by Dr Ture Arne for Louis Clarke in Iran. In his publication ‘Luristan and the West’ (Eurasia Septentrionalis Antiqua, vol. IX, 1934), Arne references a collection of Luristan bronzes he purchased in Tehran now in the Swedish History Museum; this collection may have been purchased at a similar time.
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
1934.946 A: Bronze figurine of animal with loop for suspension at back of neck. 1934.946 B: Bronze figurine of bird with loop for suspension on back
Event Date 1934
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Bronze figurine of bird with loop for suspension on back.
Event Date 5/9/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:281352
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