Needle Case with Incised Animals
400-500
Description
This fragmentary long bone, broken at the top and bottom, was used as a needle case. Two bands of identical incised scenes decorate the bone: a leopard and gazelle running to the right. Both are shown in profile; simple mounds depicting lumps of earth and sparse vegetation represent the ground line and landscape.
Dimensions
11.8 x 2.3 cm (4 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
Provenance
[C. Dikran Kelekian, Ancient Arts, New York, 1983] sold: to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1983-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.
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