Object Details
- Label
- Ten small loops on the back of this ornament allowed it to be sewn onto a garment. The naturalistic form of the two boars is modeled in high relief. Minute amounts of silver and copper color the nearly pure gold. A filling of pitch preserves the shape of the extremely thin gold sheet.
- Provenance
- Possibly excavated in Rudbar, Iran [1]
- To 1961
- K. Rabenou, New York, New York. [2]
- From 1961
- Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from K. Rabenou, New York, New York. [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
- [2] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.
- [3] See note 2.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Ancient Art of the Near East (November 21, 2009 to December 1, 2011)
- Gold: The Asian Touch (September 10, 2005 to February 20, 2006)
- Pre-Islamic Metalwork from the Near East (April 15, 1983 to April 4, 1984)
- Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)
- Near Eastern Art (June 15, 1973 to May 7, 1975)
- 2500 Years of Persian Art—Paintings, Metalwork (February 10, 1972 to June 15, 1973)
- Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Metalwork (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)
- Persian Art (January 1, 1963 to September 3, 1963)
- Near Eastern Art (January 1, 1963 to August 18, 1967)
- Special Exhibition of Persian Art (May 1, 1960 to August 11, 1961)
- Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Khalil Rabenou (1906-1961)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- 2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE
- Period
- Parthian period
- Accession Number
- F1961.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Gold
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 5.3 x 5 x 1 cm (2 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 3/8 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
- chasing
- repoussé
- metal
- gold
- boar
- Parthian period (247 BCE - 224 CE)
- Iran
- Ancient Near Eastern Art
- wirework
- Record ID
- fsg_F1961.22
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37907c01d-e118-45f0-b2e1-13d756f34710
