Bull Head Pendant

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Artist
Name	Unknown
Basic Info
Created in	Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Luristan (Iran)
Culture	Iranian
Dimensions	2 x 2.3 x 3 cm (13/16 x 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Harvard Museum
Department	Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Division	Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact	am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

TechnicalDetails

Chemical Composition

Technical Observations

The surface is mottled dark blue, green, and tan. Small areas of the corrosion layer have popped off, exposing a smooth cupritic reddish-brown layer below. 

This pendant is a solid lost-wax cast and was made in one piece. The model was fashioned directly in the wax. Due to the uneven, rough nature of the corrosion products and other accretions on the surface, it is difficult to say much about the original surface treatment.

Francesca G. Bewer (submitted 2012)

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt