Bracelet with goat's head terminals
Goats, specifically wild mountain goats, were an important aspect of ancient Persian iconography. Unlike Mesopotamia, which is flat, Iran has many mountains, and mountain goats, with their distinctive curved horns, became important markers of Iranian identity, even before the region came to be known as ‘Iran.’
Artwork Details
- Title: Bracelet with goat's head terminals
- Period: Achaemenid
- Date: ca. 6th–4th century BCE
- Geography: Iran
- Culture: Achaemenid
- Medium: Gold
- Dimensions: 2 3/8 × 3/8 × 3 in., 0.2 lb. (6.1 × 1 × 7.6 cm, 0.1 kg)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1980
- Object Number: 1980.116
- Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art
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