Medium:

Copper alloy

Dimensions:

H x W: 15.6 x 7.5 cm (6 1/8 x 2 15/16 in)

Type:

Jewelry and Ornament

Origin:

Luristan, Iran

Date:

1000-550 BCE

Period:

Iron Age II - III

Provenance:

To 1963

Galerie Semiha Huber, Zurich, Switzerland. [1]

From 1963 to 1966

Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981), purchased from Galerie Semiha Huber, Zurich, Switzerland. [2]

From 1966 to 1986

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. [3]

From 1986

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, transferred from Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC [4]

Notes:

[1] Purchased by Joseph H. Hirshhorn from Huber, Galerie Semiha, Zurich in 1963.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See document from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, object file, Collections Management Office.

[4] See object file, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981)

Galerie Semiha Huber

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Topic:

Iron Age II (ca. 1250 - 800 BCE)  Search this

Iron Age III (ca. 800 - 500 BCE)  Search this

Iran  Search this

Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian Institution

Accession Number:

S1986.497

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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/ye38f1e1ab5-98ad-44dc-8014-9ac33920ba29

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1986.497