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Object NameHead of Eagle

Made FromGlass

Date299-200 BCE or later

Place MadeIran; Azarbaijan region

Techniquecast, wheel-cut, polished

SizeSocket H: 1 cm, L: 6 cm; Base W: 4.3 cm, D: 3.8 cm; Socket in Neck Diam: 2.5 cm

Accession Number74.1.14

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

On ViewAncient Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This head may have been part of the handle of a ceremonial sword or dagger.

Physical DescriptionAmber glass, bubbly with heavily spalled surface; cast as a blank, wheel-cut and polished. Stylized head, massive cut beak, eyes, and panels of feathers on crest; collar of rectangular feathers and elaboration of crest feathers are executed by wheel-cutting; entire surface is ground and polished; socket in neck is cast, not subsequently wheel-cut.
Provenance

Source Rabenou Ltd. - 1974-08-06