Statuette of a goat
Hammered gold, decorated with wound gold thread and granulation
H: 10.5; L: 10.5 cm
Bequest of Anna D. Ternbach, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
Accession number:
97.095.0028
Archaeology/Islamic Art & Archaeology
This is a rare item, not only because few gold objects have survived from this period but also because of the Islamic opposition to figurative art. It is unclear what purpose the object served. It may have been a gift for a foreign dignitary.
From the Israel Museum publications:
3x50@50: IMJ Collection Highlights, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2015
