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Figurine of a goat

2334–2154 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueCast copper with traces of sheet silver on face
DimensionsHeight x length: 9 x 8.3 cm (3 9/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit LineMorris and Louise Rosenthal Fund, William S. Smith Fund and the Horace L. and Florence E. Mayer Fund
Accession number1995.121
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
Provenance1995, sold by Emmanuel Tiliakos, Alexander Fine Art, Winchester, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 1995)
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