Ibex Pendant
10th-8th century BCE
Description
This pendant is in the form of a simple stylized goat or ibex standing frontally. The goat has long, backward-curving horns, small raised bumps for eyes, and a small triangular head over a short neck, with two raised bands around it. A hole through the animal’s neck, under the two bands, allows suspension. The legs have hooves (unlike other examples), and the body is a simple, thin cylinder. The broad, nub-like tail points upward.
Dimensions
3.8 x 3.2 x 1.1 cm (1 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
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