Medium:

Terracotta

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 12.7 x 24.5 x 14 cm (5 x 9 5/8 x 5 1/2 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Southwest Caspian, Iran

Date:

ca. 1000 BCE

Period:

Iron Age I - II

Provenance:

To 1966

Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981). [1]

From 1966 to 1986

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. [2]

From 1986

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, transferred from Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC [3]

Notes:

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

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1. See also object file, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981)

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Topic:

Iron Age I (ca. 1450 - 1250 BCE)  Search this

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

scorpion  Search this

Iran  Search this

Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian Institution

Accession Number:

S1986.504

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

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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/ye326f4dd63-344f-4ae0-a275-822c768766e6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1986.504