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Catalog Data

Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
H x W: 16.5 x 43.7 cm (6 1/2 x 17 3/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
9th-10th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Description:
Ewer. Hole in center of body on one side, repaired.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran (February 4, 2012 - ongoing)
Iraq and China: Ceramics, Trade, and Innovation (December 4, 2004 to July 17, 2005)
Islamic Metalwork in the Freer Gallery of Art (September 27, 1985 to November 17, 1986)
Near Eastern Art (June 15, 1973 to May 7, 1975)
Persian Art (January 1, 1963 to September 3, 1963)
Special Exhibition of Persian Art (May 1, 1960 to August 11, 1961)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962)
Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts, 1955 (April 12, 1955 to December 16, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, Armenian Manuscripts, Gallery 6, 1947 (April 23 to October 3, 1947)
Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Near Eastern Art, 1947 (June 18, 1947 to October 26, 1955)
Topic:
casting  Search this
metal  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1945.13
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Sackler Gallery 21: Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran
Related Online Resources:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3fe3c22ad-460d-4de1-a7ea-44a4199a5f02
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1945.13