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Object Name |
A Leaping Ibex |
Object ID# |
MC 0280 |
Date |
5th Century BC |
Description |
The Leaping Ibex belongs to the Achaemenid period, the most polished and sophisticated age of Mesopotamian art, and the last in the great tradition begun by the Sumerians. But it still is infused with a sense of suppressed vigour and can justly claim to be part of a lost masterpiece possibly of metal work. It is likely that it was the handle, or at least the ornament, of some great monumental vase, or very possibly the ornament of a divan, into which it was fitted by the tongue projecting from the back of the animal. |
Place of Origin |
Persia |
Medium |
Sculpture |
Material |
Bronze (orig.) |
Location of Original |
The British Museum London |
Dimensions Details |
Height: 172 mm Lenght: 213 mm Depth: 50 mm |