H x W x D (overall): 34.6 x 15.5 x 12.2 cm (13 5/8 x 6 1/8 x 4 13/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
500-800
Period:
Sasanian period
Description:
A beaded molding separates the cylindrical neck from the elongated pear-shaped, fluted body, and the body from the ring foot. Both ends of the handle terminate in the head of a bird, probably a duck. Weight: 1039 g.
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran (February 4, 2012 - ongoing)
Luxury Arts of the Silk Route Empires (May 9, 1993 to January 28, 2007)
Nomads and Nobility: Art from the Ancient Near East (September 28, 1987 to November 1, 1992)