Emblem in the form of a figurine of a standing goat figurine of a standing gazelle with slightly bent legs on a ring-shaped base. Through the center of the animal's body runs a sleeve-shaped hole aligned with the hole in the ring, allowing the figurine to be mounted on, for example, a wooden handle. The animal's protruding ears contain holes that could have been used for hanging ornaments such as bells. Luristan bronze; unknown Luristan workshop. 1st half of the 1st millennium BC; Iron Period II, Iran. Height 6.5 cm, width 4.8 cm, depth 1.7 cm., A small sculpted figure of an animal standing upright on a rounded base, shown from the front, with two upright horn-like projections on its head and an ear-like protrusion on one side; the surface appears rough and irregular with visible texture and wear, and there are a few small fibrous particles caught on it. The figure's form narrows at the neck and widens at the chest, with slender front legs creating an open space between them above the ...
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Emblem in the form of a figurine of a standing goat figurine of a standing gazelle with slightly bent legs on a ring-shaped base. Through the center of the animal's body runs a sleeve-shaped hole aligned with the hole in the ring, allowing the figurine to be mounted on, for example, a wooden handle. The animal's protruding ears contain holes that could have been used for hanging ornaments such as bells. Luristan bronze; unknown Luristan workshop. 1st half of the 1st millennium BC; Iron Period II, Iran. Height 6.5 cm, width 4.8 cm, depth 1.7 cm., A small sculpted figure of an animal standing upright on a rounded base, shown from the front, with two upright horn-like projections on its head and an ear-like protrusion on one side; the surface appears rough and irregular with visible texture and wear, and there are a few small fibrous particles caught on it. The figure's form narrows at the neck and widens at the chest, with slender front legs creating an open space between them above the base. The colors visible are dark brown with patches of lighter brown and subtle grayish tones against a neutral light gray background.

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Emblem form figurine standing goat figurine standing gazelle slightly bent legs ring-shaped base center animal's body runs sleeve-shaped hole aligned hole ring allowing mounted on example wooden handle animal's protruding ears contain holes hanging ornaments bells Luristan bronze unknown Luristan workshop 1st half 1st millennium BC Iron Period II Iran Height 6.5 cm width 4.8 cm depth 1.7 cm small sculpted figure animal standing upright rounded base shown front two upright horn- projections head ear- protrusion side surface rough irregular visible texture wear small fibrous particles caught figure's form narrows neck widens chest slender front legs creating open space them base colors visible dark brown patches lighter brown subtle grayish tones neutral light gray background.

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