Mountain Goat

CulturePersian
Titles
  • Mountain Goat
Date3000 BC
MediumSilver
Dimensions3 13/16 × 4 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (9.7 × 12.1 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Honorable and Mrs. Hushang Ansary, the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund, and the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund
Object number2007.1300
Non exposé

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
Provenance[Phoenix Ancient Art, New York/Geneva, by 2007]; purchased by MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Sticker with gallery inventory number (removed): "B9578"

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