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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Finial with Two Felines
10th-8th century BCE (Iron Age)
lost-wax-cast bronze
(Ancient Near East )
(Ancient Near East )
Finials for ceremonial standards and bridle bits with animal forms are characteristic of the metalwork produced by the hunter societies of Luristan ca. the 10th-8th century BCE. The life of the hunter is built around animals, as food, transportation, and the embodiment of the unfathomable forces of nature.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | The Allure of Bronze. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/1972 | Treatment | cleaned |
Measurements
5 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 11/16 in. (15 x 7 x 1.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.115