Bottom two registers (62.78.1a, b), upper registers (54.3.5)
Bottom two registers (62.78.1a, b), upper registers (54.3.5)
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Title:Plaque with winged creatures approaching stylized trees
Period:Iron Age III
Date:ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Geography:Iran, said to be from Ziwiye
Culture:Iran
Medium:Gold
Dimensions:H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Credit Line:Ann and George Blumenthal Fund, 1954 (54.3.5) and Rogers Fund, 1962 (62.78.1a, b)
Object Number:54.3.5+62.78.1a, b
Upper registers (54.3.5): by 1951, known on the art market, Paris; [Khalil Rabenou, New York]; by 1953, Kevorkian collection; acquired by the Museum in 1954, purchased from The Kevorkian Foundation, New York.
Bottom two registers (62.78.1a, b): acquired by the Museum in 1962, purchased from K. Rabenou Ltd., New York.
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