Object Details
Description
Silver bowl partially gilt, showing king Kavadh I hunting ibex and gazelle.
Provenance
To 1962
K. Rabenou, New York, New York. [1]
From 1962
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from K. Rabenou, New York, New York. [2]
Notes:
[1] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran (February 4, 2012 - ongoing)
Ancient Art of the Near East (November 21, 2009 to December 1, 2011)
Pre-Islamic Metalwork from the Near East (April 15, 1983 to April 4, 1984)
Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Metalwork (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)
Near Eastern Art (January 1, 1963 to August 18, 1967)
Previous custodian or owner
Khalil Rabenou (1906-1961)
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Date
4th-5th century
Period
Sasanian period
Accession Number
F1962.1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Silver, partially gilt
Dimensions
H x Diam (overall): 4.9 × 19.1 cm (1 15/16 × 7 1/2 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
repoussé
hammering
carving
incising
metal
silver
portrait
hunting
ibex
gazelle
horse
Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)
Iran
king
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1962.1