Object Details
Description
Silver plate with a low ring foot, exterior plain. There is a narrow gilded band on the inner rim, and details of the interior decoration are gilded. Traces of textile impressions are visible without magnification on much of the interior and along section in lower left of interior.
On the interior are two rampant ibexes flanking a grapevine tree. At the bottom is a large calyx-like container or base, from which grow vines extending to right and left of main trunk. At base, vines cross to form a guilloche pattern.
Vines terminate in grapes, leaves, rosette and star pattern, and calyxes; the vines are inhabited by peacocks, birds with long tail feathers, and a pair of peahens at the top flanking the upper calyx.
Weight: 566.9 g.
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History
Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran (February 4, 2012 - ongoing)
Weihrauch und Seide: Geld und Lexus aus dem Antiken Orient (January 21, 1996 to April 14, 1996)
Incense and Silk: Ancient Cultures Along the Silk Road (January 22 to April 14, 1996)
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
Date
500-700
Period
Sasanian period
Accession Number
S1987.124
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Silver gilt
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4.7 x 21 x 21 cm (1 7/8 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in)
Origin
Iran
On View
East Building (Arthur M. Sackler Gallery), Gallery 21: Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
gilding
chasing
metal
silver
peacock
tree
ibex
Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)
pheasant
grape
Iran
Ancient Near Eastern Art
peahen
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Record ID
fsg_S1987.124