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sword pommel with a pair of ox heads  wikidata:Q84311197 reasonator:Q84311197
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Title
sword pommel with a pair of ox heads
label QS:Len,"sword pommel with a pair of ox heads"
label QS:Len-gb,"sword pommel with a pair of ox heads"
label QS:Lfr,"pommeau d'épée décoré de têtes de bovidés"
Object type pommel / archaeological artifact Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Achaemenid sword pommel with double bull protome. White marble, 6th-5th centuries BC. From the palace of Darius I at Susa.
Français : Pommeau d'épée achéménide à double protome de bovidés. Marbre blanc, VIe-Ve siècles av. J.-C. Provenance : palais de Darius Ier à Suse.
Date circa 350 BC
date QS:P,-0350-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
 Edit this at Wikidata
Achaemenid Empire (circa 550 BC
date QS:P,-0550-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
–circa 330 BC
date QS:P,-0330-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
) Edit this at Wikidata
Medium marble Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 2.7 cm (1 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 6.5 cm (2.5 in) Edit this at Wikidata; thickness: 2.5 cm (0.9 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+2.7U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+6.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2610,+2.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Oriental Antiquities, Sully, room 12a, case 3
Accession number
AO 2757
Place of discovery Susa acropolis Edit this at Wikidata
Object history
Credit line Purchase
References Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010151868 Edit this at Wikidata
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Source/Photographer Jastrow (2007)
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