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Head of a Pin in the Shape of a Frog

Head of a Pin in the Shape of a Frog, 900 - 750 BCE

  • Luristan, Iranian

Bronze

  • Overall: 5/16 × 1 1/2 × 1 7/16 inches (0.8 × 3.8 × 3.7 cm)

Gift of Honorable and Mrs. Edward Thompson Wailes

70.982

On View

  • Ancient Middle East Gallery

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Details

Honorable and Mrs. Edward Thompson Wailes

1970-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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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