Pin terminating in three eagles’ heads. 8th–7th century BC, Armenia (Kingdom of Arar

Pin terminating in three eagles’ heads. 8th–7th century BC, Armenia (Kingdom of Ararat), Silver. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Period: Iron Age III
Date: ca. 7th century B.C.
Geography: Urartu
Culture: Urartian
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 3.19 in. (8.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Ornaments
Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989

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