Medium:

Vase; silver and gilt

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 17.6 × 10 cm (6 15/16 × 3 15/16 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Iran

Date:

6th-7th century

Period:

Sasanian period

Provenance:

To 1964

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

From 1964

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

Notes:

[1] Object folder, undated folder sheet note 1.

Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 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)

Luxury Arts of the Silk Route Empires (May 9, 1993 to January 28, 2007)

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

Near Eastern Art (June 15, 1973 to May 7, 1975)

2500 Years of Persian Art—Paintings, Metalwork (February 10, 1972 to June 15, 1973)

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

hammering  Search this

metal  Search this

silver  Search this

Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)  Search this

Iran  Search this

Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1964.3

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

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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/ye3bd5b0707-71d3-45a6-8455-9eaef2d21743

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1964.3