About the Artwork
Head of a Pin in the Shape of a Frog
900 - 750 BCE
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Iranian
Luristan
Bronze
Overall: 5/16 × 1 1/2 × 1 7/16 inches (0.8 × 3.8 × 3.7 cm)
Metalwork
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Gift of Honorable and Mrs. Edward Thompson Wailes
70.982
Public Domain
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Honorable and Mrs. Edward Thompson Wailes;1970-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Luristan, Iranian, Head of a Pin in the Shape of a Frog, 900 - 750 BCE, bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Honorable and Mrs. Edward Thompson Wailes, 70.982.
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