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Quiver plaque with animals and mythological scenes

ca. 8th–7th century BCE
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  • Title: Quiver plaque with animals and mythological scenes
  • Period: Iron Age III
  • Date: ca. 8th–7th century BCE
  • Geography: Iran, probably from Luristan
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: 21 1/8 in. × 5 15/16 in. × 1 in. (53.6 × 15.1 × 2.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.156
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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