Inlay

Iran

ca. 8th–7th century BCE

Not on view

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Title: Inlay
Period: Iron Age III
Date: ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Geography: Iran, said to be from Ziwiye
Culture: Iran
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: 5/8 × 7/16 × 1/8 in. (1.6 × 1.1 × 0.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Khalil Rabenou, 1952
Object Number: 52.66.3
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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