Pin with Persian Ibex Motif
Achaemenid; Persian
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The Achaemenid rulers of ancient Persia favored images of lions with their mouths open in a snarl or roar. On these gold jewelry
elements, the lions are shown complete or as heads only, in both fairly realistic and highly decorative forms. The gold head of a bull, another dangerous animal, seems almost placid in comparison. The pin decorated with an ibex, or wild mountain goat, was used to fasten garments.
elements, the lions are shown complete or as heads only, in both fairly realistic and highly decorative forms. The gold head of a bull, another dangerous animal, seems almost placid in comparison. The pin decorated with an ibex, or wild mountain goat, was used to fasten garments.
Caption
Achaemenid; Persian. Pin with Persian Ibex Motif, 6th–5th century B.C.E.. Gold, 9/16 x 5 1/4 in. (1.5 x 13.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Coltrera, 1998.25. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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