Medium:

Tinned brass

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 11 x 23.8 x 15 cm (4 5/16 x 9 3/8 x 5 7/8 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Iran or Afghanistan

Date:

19th century

Provenance:

From the early 1950s to 2001

Ralph Hubbard Redford, acquired in Kabul, Afghanistan in the early 1950s [1]

From 2001

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Lara and Ralph Hubbard Redford in 2001

Notes:

[1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.

Collection:

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Ralph Hubbard Redford (1916-2013)

Topic:

tinning  Search this

hammering  Search this

engraving (printing process)  Search this

engraving (incising)  Search this

metal  Search this

flower  Search this

Afghanistan  Search this

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Lara and Ralph Redford in honor of Massumeh Farhad

Accession Number:

S2001.35

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/ye31d919ce0-0b6c-495c-8ac7-841cf8b140d7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2001.35