Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 20.3 x 10.2 cm (8 x 4 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Iran

Date:

ca. 225-650

Period:

Sasanian period

Description:

A small bronze vessel with constricted, fluted neck and slightly flaring, flat rim. Rounded body exhibits a large, but subtle, diamond-facetted pattern.

Provenance:

From prior to 1973 to 2003

Cynthia Helms, Washington, DC, acquired prior to 1973 [1]

From 2003

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Cynthia Helms in 2003

Notes:

[1] According to Provenance Remark 1, Ann C. Gunter, September 22, 2003, in the object record.

Collection:

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Exhibition History:

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)

Previous custodian or owner:

Cynthia Helms

Topic:

casting  Search this

metal  Search this

bronze  Search this

Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)  Search this

Iran  Search this

Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Cynthia Helms

Accession Number:

S2003.7

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

On View:

Sackler Gallery 21: Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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/ye39445d4ea-9be6-4535-b2d4-b382589f5624

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2003.7