Panel fragment with a kneeling horned animal
Unknown Artist
ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
7/8 × 2 1/4 × 3/16 in. (2.3 × 5.7 × 0.5 cm)
Classification
Ivory/Bone-Reliefs
Culture & Period
Iran · Iron Age III
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.131.20
Tags
Animals
About this artwork
This panel fragment with a kneeling horned animal from Iran, Iron Age III, Iran, dating from ca. 8th–7th century BCE, The work, executed in ivory, measures 7/8 × 2 1/4 × 3/16 in. and This work provides valuable insights into the broader cultural and material contexts of its creation.