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Object Details
- Description
- Silver plate with a low ring foot. On the exterior are shallow vertical flutes radiating from the foot ring to the rim. The rim is plain.
- In the interior center is the figure of a horse in profile, facing right, entirely gilded. Horse has head topknot, crenellated mane, ribbon from bridle; blanket and saddle, phalerae; ribbons tied to top of tail and near end of tail.
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Exhibition History
- Discovery and Deceit: Archaeology and the Forger's Craft (October 11, 1996 to May 18, 1997)
- 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
- 7th century
- Period
- Sasanian period
- Accession Number
- S1987.123
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Vessel
- Medium
- Silver and gilt
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5.5 x 21.8 x 21.8 cm (2 3/16 x 8 9/16 x 8 9/16 in)
- Origin
- Iran
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- gilding
- chasing
- hammering
- carving
- metal
- silver
- horse
- Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)
- Iran
- Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1987.123
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3176c3596-44a8-466c-a58a-8ab05dff6ef6
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