Ornament with curled-up stag

Ornament with curled-up stag

2015.2.25

Ancient & Classical

A small oval ornament depicting a stag in a complex recumbent pose; the head of the animal is tilted slightly upward and curves around its body to very near its haunches, and the legs are arranged in an awkward manner under the body; the antlers of the stag curve around to maintain the oval shape of the plaque; a horizontal squared loop exists on the reverse of the ornament.

Bronze

Bronze, tinned

1 1/2" H x 1 3/4" L

300 BCE