SculptureIranian10th-8th century BCE
Master of Animals Finial (on a Modern Tube)
10th-8th century BCE
Dimensions
27.3 x 6.4 x 2.1 cm (10 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 13/16 in.) Inner diam. tube opening top: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.) Inner diam. tube opening bottom: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Provenance
Kurt H. Weil, Montclair, NJ (1927-1992), by descent; to Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt, New York (1992-2023), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.
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