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Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 20.3 x 10.2 cm (8 x 4 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
ca. 225-650
Period:
Sasanian period
Description:
A small bronze vessel with constricted, fluted neck and slightly flaring, flat rim. Rounded body exhibits a large, but subtle, diamond-facetted pattern.
Provenance:
From prior to 1973 to 2003
Cynthia Helms, Washington, DC, acquired prior to 1973 [1]
From 2003
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Cynthia Helms in 2003
Notes:
[1] According to Provenance Remark 1, Ann C. Gunter, September 22, 2003, in the object record.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art 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)
Previous custodian or owner:
Cynthia Helms
Topic:
casting  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)  Search this
Iran  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Cynthia Helms
Accession Number:
S2003.7
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Sackler Gallery 21: Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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/ye39445d4ea-9be6-4535-b2d4-b382589f5624
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2003.7