Bucket with attachments and handle

Period:
Iron Age II
Date:
ca. 9th century B.C.
Geography:
Iran, Hasanlu
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
4.41 x 2.76 in. (11.2 x 7.01 cm)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Purchase, The Adelaide Milton de Groot Fund, in memory of the de Groot and Hawley families, 1976
Accession Number:
1976.233.46
  • Provenance

    1972, excavated by Robert H. Dyson Jr. on behalf of the Hasanlu Project sponsored by the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania, the Archaeological Service of Iran, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art; acquired by the Museum in 1976, as a result of its financial contribution to the excavations.

  • References

    Crawford, Vaughn E. 1975. "Departmental Accessions: Ancient Near Eastern Art." Annual Report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, No. 106 (Jul. 1,1975 - Jun. 30, 1976), p. 30.

    Muscarella, Oscar W. 1988. Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, p. 29, no. 8.

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