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Catalog Data

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 21.6 x 9 x 9 cm (8 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
1st century BCE-1st century CE
Period:
Parthian period
Description:
Fragment: a handle from a vessel in the form of a jumping feline above an ibex head; one part of rim attachment broken off.
Surface: green and brown patina and yellow earth incrustation.
Provenance:
To 1909
Maurice Nahman (1868-1948), Cairo, Egypt, to 1909 [1]
From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Maurice Nahman in 1909 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 81, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Ancient Near Eastern Metalware (December 18, 1984 to February 24, 1986)
Pre-Islamic Metalwork from the Near East (April 15, 1983 to April 4, 1984)
Near Eastern Art (January 1, 1963 to August 18, 1967)
Previous custodian or owner:
Maurice Nahman (1868-1948) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
casting  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
ibex  Search this
Parthian period (247 BCE - 224 CE)  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:
F1909.139
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/ye3bd1a29db-6ade-4227-9078-8d192679c304
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1909.139