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Object Details

Provenance
From 1943-45 to 1980
Private collector, purchased in Iran. [1]
From 1980
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of a private collector. [2]
Notes:
[1] According to the donor, object was purchased in Iran between 1943 and 1945. See note by the donor dated from November 24, 1980, copy in object folder, Collection Management Office.
[2] Object was donated in 1980 to the Freer Study Collection, and later transferred to the Permanent Collection in April 1993. See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran (February 4, 2012 - ongoing)
Previous custodian or owner
Anonymous
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
224-651
Period
Sasanian period
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Medium
Chalcedony
Dimensions
H x W (overall): 1.4 x 0.9 cm (9/16 x 3/8 in)
Type
Tool and Equipment
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