SculptureIranian10th-7th century BCE

Dog Pendant

10th-first half 7th century BCE

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Arsenical copper

Culture

Iranian

Period

Iron Age II-III

Century

10th-7th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

3.4 x 1.8 x 3.9 cm (1 5/16 x 11/16 x 1 9/16 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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