Medium:

Silver, partially gilt

Dimensions:

H x Diam (overall): 4.9 × 19.1 cm (1 15/16 × 7 1/2 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Iran

Date:

4th-5th century

Period:

Sasanian period

Description:

Silver bowl partially gilt, showing king Kavadh I hunting ibex and gazelle.

Provenance:

To 1962

K. Rabenou, New York, New York. [1]

From 1962

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from K. Rabenou, New York, New York. [2]

Notes:

[1] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran (February 4, 2012 - ongoing)

Ancient Art of the Near East (November 21, 2009 to December 1, 2011)

Pre-Islamic Metalwork from the Near East (April 15, 1983 to April 4, 1984)

Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Metalwork (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)

Near Eastern Art (January 1, 1963 to August 18, 1967)

Previous custodian or owner:

Khalil Rabenou (1906-1961)

Topic:

gilding  Search this

chasing  Search this

repoussé  Search this

hammering  Search this

carving  Search this

incising  Search this

metal  Search this

silver  Search this

portrait  Search this

hunting  Search this

ibex  Search this

gazelle  Search this

horse  Search this

Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)  Search this

Iran  Search this

king  Search this

Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1962.1

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/ye34cfdec5b-493e-429a-9ac6-80ebd65cb6c0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1962.1