Oval Bowl
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Object Details
- Description
- Small oval bowl, without base. Exterior plain; narrow, very slightly thickened rim on interior. Interior center, rather crudely incised: standing figure in Sasanian dress stabs attacking lion, using short sword or dagger. Gilded all over both figures.
- Weight: 297.4 grams.
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Exhibition History
- 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
- 500-700
- Period
- Sasanian period
- Accession Number
- S1987.143
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Vessel
- Medium
- Silver and gilt
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5.1 x 18.2 x 14 cm (2 x 7 3/16 x 5 1/2 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
- hammering
- engraving (printing process)
- engraving (incising)
- metal
- silver
- lion
- Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)
- Iran
- Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1987.143
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3999a464e-3070-4c41-81ba-5eee9b1a0824
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