H x W x D: 19.5 x 6.6 x 2.4 cm (7 11/16 x 2 5/8 x 15/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Luristan, Iran
Date:
ca. 1000-500 BCE
Period:
Iron Age II - III
Description:
Anthropomorphic tube flanked by rampant animals. A human head and torso at top: two human faces, one on each side of tube, with prominent ears and nose. Raised lines mark a necklace and bands on the chest. A second human face, also with prominent nose, in the center of the tube. The figure with torso grasps the necks of two creatures with cock's combs, gaping jaws, and prominent eye-coils. The creatures' elongated necks terminate in bird heads, facing downwards. The lower part of the tube consists of the second figure's haunches and legs, rendered sculpturally.
Provenance:
To the late 1950s or 1960s
H. Khan Monif (died 1968), New York to the late 1950s or 1960s [1]
From the late 1950s or 1960s to 1996
Emma C. Bunker, purchased in New York City from H. Khan Monif in the late 1950s or 1960s [2]
From 1996
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Mr. John B. and Mrs. Emma C. Bunker, Wheatland, WY, in 1996
Notes:
[1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.