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Pin with Deer Finial
ca. 1000 BCE (?) (Iron Age)
This small pin has a finial shaped like a deer. It might have been used a fastener for garments.
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.
William H. Wolff, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1970, by purchase.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 15/16 × W: 1 5/8 × D: 1 in. (9.9 × 4.1 × 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1970
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
54.2479