Plate with Trees and Ibex in Center
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Object Details
- Description
- Most of the exterior is covered with green corrosion except for one section which has been cleaned. The head and body of the animal, made of two separately cast or hammered pieces, are now missing. Plate with a low ring foot, shallow fluted exterior, and plain rim. On the interior, originally added in relief, is a striding mouflon or ram in profile facing right, encircled by a grape and leaf scroll. A long fillet tied around the ram's neck ends in fluttering streamers. Weight: 443 g.
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Exhibition History
- The Shahnama: 1000 Years of the Persian Book of Kings (October 23, 2010 to April 17, 2011)
- 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)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
- 600-700
- Period
- Sasanian period
- Accession Number
- S1987.115
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Vessel
- Medium
- Silver gilt; hammered, chased, and gilded
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 5.2 x 21.7 x 22 cm (2 1/16 x 8 9/16 x 8 11/16 in)
- Origin
- Iran
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- gilding
- chasing
- hammering
- metal
- silver
- ibex
- sheep
- Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)
- Iran
- Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1987.115
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35066621b-21d0-4d24-a371-c4c01ec1ff67
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