Decorated boss
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This boss, a type of raised ornamentation, is decorated with incised lotus buds and flowers. Its function is uncertain but a riveted loop at the back may indicate that it could have been used as horse harness decoration.
In 1947 a treasure was reputedly found at a mound near the village of Ziwiye in northwestern Iran. Objects attributed to Ziwiye are stylistically similar to Assyrian art of the eighth and seventh centuries B.C. as well as to the art of contemporary Syria, Urartu, and Scythia. Many objects of gold, silver, bronze, ivory, and ceramic have since appeared on the antiquities market with the provenance of Ziwiye, although there is no way to verify this identification
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