Medium:

Silver-gilt

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 0.7 x 2.3 x 4.8 cm (1/4 x 7/8 x 1 7/8 in)

Type:

Unclassified

Origin:

Iran

Date:

6th-7th century

Period:

Sasanian period

Description:

Small dagger fragment from a hunting figure on a large plate.

Provenance:

From 1968 to 1992

Dorothy Shepherd Payer (1916-1992), acquired in Tehran, Iran. [1]

1992

Estate of Dorothy Shepherd Payer. [2]

From 1992 to 1994

Mary Slusser, Washington, DC, by inheritance from the estate of her sister, Dorothy Shepherd Payer. [3]

From 1994

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mary Slusser, Washington, DC [4]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1.

[4] See note 1.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Dorothy Shepherd Payer (1916-1992)

Estate of Dorothy Shepherd Payer

Dr. Mary Shepherd Slusser (American, 1918-2017)

Topic:

gilding  Search this

hammering  Search this

metal  Search this

hunting  Search this

Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)  Search this

Iran  Search this

Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Dr. Mary Slusser

Accession Number:

FSC-M-73

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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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/ye3513e69eb-3e60-4a35-80ee-a75d359f00d5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-M-73