Plaque with a bird of prey and winged beasts
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: 5.12 x 8.86 in. (13 x 22.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Reliefs
Culture: Iran
Period: Iron Age III
Themes: Animals, Birds, Griffins
Rogers Fund, 1986
Date range
-800 – -600
Largest dimension
22.5 cm
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