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Incense burner with recessed paneling

Medium:
Limestone
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 11.6 × 9.9 × 9.9 cm (4 9/16 × 3 7/8 × 3 7/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Wadi Bayhan, Yemen
Date:
early 1st century
Topic:
stone  Search this
funerary  Search this
Yemen  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Wendell and Merilyn Phillips collection  Search this
incense burner  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of The American Foundation for the Study of Man (Wendell and Merilyn Phillips Collection)
Accession Number:
S2013.2.240
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Sackler Gallery 22b: Ancient Yemen: Incense, Art, and Trade
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e0164cfe-2db6-4d01-8f8e-266741b77be0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2013.2.240

Wine cup with elephant heads on ring handle

Medium:
Hammered silver with repoussé, chased, and ring-punched decoration and mercury gilding
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 6.3 x 8.7 x 7.1 cm (2 1/2 x 3 7/16 x 2 13/16 in)
Culture:
Sogdians, flourished 4th-8th century CE  Search this
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Central Asia, probably Uzbekistan
Date:
early 7th century
Topic:
gilding  Search this
chasing  Search this
hammering  Search this
punching  Search this
metal  Search this
silver  Search this
elephant  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Sogdia  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F2012.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 16: Center of the World: China and the Silk Road
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d5058130-0d6b-447e-847e-5367d7321c06
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F2012.1

Shallow bowl

Medium:
Silver and gilt
Dimensions:
H x Diam (overall): 4.3 × 19.2 cm (1 11/16 × 7 9/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Central Asia
Date:
4th-5th century CE
Period:
Sasanian period
Topic:
gilding  Search this
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
hammering  Search this
metal  Search this
silver  Search this
eagle  Search this
bear  Search this
Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)  Search this
Central Asia  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1945.33
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye387643711-4d90-407c-93c3-0ed9fbfee782
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1945.33

Jar

Medium:
Earthenware with alkaline glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 27 × 21.4 cm (10 5/8 × 8 7/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iraq
Date:
1st-3rd century
Period:
Parthian period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Parthian period (247 BCE - 224 CE)  Search this
Iraq  Search this
earthenware  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1902.192
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3579ba1d8-bc79-4472-a788-47bddce3e43c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1902.192

Jar

Medium:
Earthenware with alkaline glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 26.4 × 19.4 cm (10 3/8 × 7 5/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iraq
Date:
1st-3rd century
Period:
Parthian period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Parthian period (247 BCE - 224 CE)  Search this
Iraq  Search this
earthenware  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1902.7
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 20: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e03b9bd1-af9e-4f4a-9a08-464412f6bcbe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1902.7

Jar

Medium:
Earthenware with alkaline glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 27.4 × 19.9 cm (10 13/16 × 7 13/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iraq
Date:
1st-3rd century
Period:
Parthian period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Parthian period (247 BCE - 224 CE)  Search this
Iraq  Search this
earthenware  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1903.190
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye378d45376-393f-47d7-bd61-abf64a93b3c9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1903.190

Jar

Medium:
Earthenware with alkaline glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 26.3 × 20.5 cm (10 3/8 × 8 1/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iraq
Date:
1st-3rd century
Period:
Parthian period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Parthian period (247 BCE - 224 CE)  Search this
Iraq  Search this
earthenware  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1903.191
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye375bcd2f3-5da5-423c-bb00-2fae72f7283d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1903.191

Cup

Medium:
Glazed clay
Dimensions:
H x W: 7.3 x 11.3 cm (2 7/8 x 4 7/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Tarsus, Turkey
Date:
1st-3rd century
Period:
Parthian period
Topic:
iridescence  Search this
ceramic  Search this
Parthian period (247 BCE - 224 CE)  Search this
Turkey  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.10
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3318a612c-cf7f-4b7b-b73c-d36e4714cfbe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1904.10

Bowl

Medium:
Clay: soft, white. Glaze: whitish, almost wholly decomposed
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 7.3 × 14.2 cm (2 7/8 × 5 9/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iraq
Date:
1st-3rd century
Period:
Arsacid period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Parthian period (247 BCE - 224 CE)  Search this
Iraq  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.150
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f676bd37-86e8-4e2f-8497-e05c6b5c3af6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1904.150

Bowl, semi-globular with two loop handles

Medium:
Earthenware with lead glaze
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 x 15.5 cm (3 9/16 x 6 1/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Greece
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Greece  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.172
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d8922757-20ff-4766-95a1-8b4a72eb1df8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1904.172

Jug

Medium:
Glazed clay
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 20.7 × 16.5 cm (8 1/8 × 6 1/2 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iraq
Date:
150 BCE-225 CE
Period:
Parthian period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Parthian period (247 BCE - 224 CE)  Search this
Iraq  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1905.243
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d071fe63-3c5c-4026-95bd-05c5c87ae3eb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1905.243

Bottle

Medium:
Glazed clay
Dimensions:
H x W: 30.9 x 24.5 cm (12 3/16 x 9 5/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Syria
Date:
1st-2nd century
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Syria  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1905.247a-f
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a1ae5da3-3c46-44a3-a3a1-464bf33845ee
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1905.247a-f
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Jar

Medium:
Earthenware with alkaline glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 27.3 × 19.4 cm (10 3/4 × 7 5/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iraq
Date:
1st-3rd century
Period:
Parthian period
Topic:
iridescence  Search this
ceramic  Search this
Parthian period (247 BCE - 224 CE)  Search this
Iraq  Search this
earthenware  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1905.255
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 20: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3cb58dd27-62e9-4799-92b6-4bda618b6db1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1905.255
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Cup

Medium:
Glazed clay
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 5.8 × 9.9 cm (2 5/16 × 3 7/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iraq
Date:
1st-3rd century
Period:
Neo-Babylonian period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Neo-Babylonian period (ca. 1000 - 539 BCE)  Search this
Iraq  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1905.256
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye378bd84ed-e239-40b1-a7c9-e8b518877b99
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1905.256

Jar

Medium:
Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 15.9 × 14.5 cm (6 1/4 × 5 11/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iraq
Date:
8th-9th century
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Iraq  Search this
earthenware  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1905.78
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye362741d11-3146-4e71-a1e2-69fb4a21db42
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1905.78
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Jar

Medium:
Glazed clay
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 17.2 × 18 cm (6 3/4 × 7 1/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Iran  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1906.41
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye31424af9c-8727-4e52-9036-594e8f90d167
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1906.41

Ornament: cherub head carved in relief

Medium:
Stone
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 1.3 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm (1/2 x 1/2 x 1/4 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Italy?
Topic:
carving  Search this
stone  Search this
Italy  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1907.469
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3edd6672c-f925-4228-acdb-46869413eba1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1907.469

Coin

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 0.2 × 1.4 cm (1/16 × 9/16 in)
Type:
Exchange Media
Origin:
Afghanistan
Topic:
striking (metalworking)  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
Afghanistan  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1907.757.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye31b25a377-8234-4103-93bf-265bc3f93a02
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1907.757.2

Dish

Medium:
Clay
Dimensions:
H x W: 3.9 x 6.9 cm (1 9/16 x 2 11/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1908.128
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye366eee89b-878c-43ca-a7c9-c4c8aaad1597
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1908.128

Lamp, of round form, with sides pinched to form a projecting spout

Medium:
Clay
Dimensions:
H x W: 4.9 x 9.7 cm (1 15/16 x 3 13/16 in)
Type:
Furniture and Furnishing
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1908.131
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye318b02d6a-89e7-4a81-b0e5-0826d5a3b912
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1908.131

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