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Golden ornament
These ornaments were initially intended to be attached to a background. These decorative objects belong to a series of objects from the 8th or 7th century BCE, allegedly found in Ziwiyeh. This ornament shows half of a lion's head, which appears as a repetitive pattern on a golden belt fitting in the Urarteian style. Large fragments of this belt are now in the British Museum in London and the Iran …
Contributors
- Iranian
Subject
- Archaeological artifact
- archaeological objects
Type of item
- Onlay (applied decoration)
- Collection Iran
Date
- -800/-601
Contributors
- Iranian
Subject
- Archaeological artifact
- archaeological objects
Type of item
- Onlay (applied decoration)
- Collection Iran
Date
- -800/-601
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Royal Museums of Art and History
Places
- Geographical Reference > Asia > Near and Middle East > Iran
- Geographical Reference > Asia > Near and Middle East > Iran > Kurdistan (province) > Ziwiyeh
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/Museu/ProvidedCHO/Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire/94197
- IR.0858
- 94197
Extent
- Dimensions H x L x P: 0.9 x 1.3 cm
Format
- Gold
- Gold
Is part of
- Europeana Archaeology
Providing country
- Belgium
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-10-30T19:11:00.869Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-09-30T13:52:53.718Z