Medium:

Gold

Dimensions:

H x W: 5 x 103.8 cm (1 15/16 x 40 7/8 in)

Type:

Weapon and Armament

Origin:

Iran

Date:

7th century

Period:

Sasanian period

Collection:

Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Exhibition History:

Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World (April 6, 2022 to August 8, 2022)

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

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

Nomads and Nobility: Art from the Ancient Near East (September 28, 1987 to November 1, 1992)

Topic:

hammering  Search this

metal  Search this

gold  Search this

Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)  Search this

Iran  Search this

Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Accession Number:

S1987.200a-i

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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/ye3ffec5cba-5593-4a30-ae36-127706e9325a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1987.200a-i