Ellipsoid shaped stamp seal with male figure motif, standing in right profile. Figure wearing a long coat and holding a barsom (bundle of sticks) before a fire alter.
Provenance:
From 1930s
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Moose, Jr., purchased in Iran in the 1930s. [1]
Duncan M. Whittome, by gift or inheritance from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James S. Moose, Jr. [2]
To 1993
Duncan M. Whittome, Revocable Trust. [3]
From 1993
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Duncan M. Whittome, Revocable Trust. [4]
Notes:
[1] Purchased in Iran by the parents of Duncan Whittome, Mr. and Mrs. James S. Moose, Jr., while in the Foreign Service during the 1930s.
[2] See note 1.
[3] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.
