Needle case
Title
Needle case
Identifier
2015.2.5
Subject
Ancient & Classical
Description
A small box-shaped rectangular awl case or needle case; the front and back of the piece are ornamented with an openwork pattern depicting three stylized (possibly feline) creatures in profile; each animal is decorated with a pattern of dots within raised circles on the eye, shoulder, haunch, paws, and tail tip; the sides of the case are ornamented with a pattern of geometric indented circles.
Format
Bronze
Bronze
4 3/8" L x 3/8" Diameter
Date
600-500 BCE
Files
Collection
Citation
“Needle case,” Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University, accessed April 20, 2024, https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1118.