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Medium:
Gold hammered, chased, and repoussé
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 14.9 x 6.6 x 6.6 cm (5 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
20th century forgery in the style of the Achaemenid period (550-330 BCE)
Description:
Small drinking vessel in the form of a ram's head; at other end, slightly flared opening whose rim bears a lotus and palmette pattern in repoussé.
Slightly flared nostrils; eyes outlined without indication of pupils; horns, rendered with parallel wavy lines, curl behind ears and protrude from the vessel wall. Hatched lines along front ends of horns.
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
Nomads and Nobility: Art from the Ancient Near East (September 28, 1987 to November 1, 1992)
Topic:
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
hammering  Search this
metal  Search this
gold  Search this
gazelle  Search this
forgery  Search this
sheep  Search this
Iran  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1987.32
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
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/ye3a44bb42a-b4a2-4060-b795-7b3c3e7394ed
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1987.32