Vessel terminating in the head of a ram
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 7th–6th century BCE
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 14.5 x 8.44 in. (36.83 x 21.44 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Vessels
Culture: Iran
Period: Iron Age III
Themes: Rams
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1955
Date range
-700 – -500
Largest dimension
21.4 cm
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