Object Details
- Description
- Rhyton with lion protome and elongated, trumpet-shaped horn. Gilded vine leaf scroll around upper part of horn, below rim; gilded acanthus leaf pattern extends along underside of horn. Lion's back, legs and tail, in lower relief and gilded, extend upwards on horn.
- Protome in the form of a lion, made separately; now missing ring that would have covered join. Mane, paws, whiskers, tongue, eyebrows, and pupils gilded. Small swirl patterns at inner ends of eyebrows.Swirl-like patterned ear. Central lock of mane in front extends to center of forehead just above nose.
- Spout, between forelegs of lion, broken off; originally a tubular spout.
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Exhibition History
- Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran (February 4, 2012 - ongoing)
- Nomads and Nobility: Art from the Ancient Near East (September 28, 1987 to November 1, 1992)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
- 1st century BCE-1st century CE
- Period
- Parthian period
- Accession Number
- S1987.130
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Vessel
- Medium
- Silver and gilt
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 25.8 x 26.9 x 17.5 cm (10 3/16 x 10 9/16 x 6 7/8 in)
- Origin
- Iran
- On View
- Sackler Gallery 21: Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient 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
- chasing
- hammering
- metal
- silver
- lion
- Parthian period (247 BCE - 224 CE)
- Iran
- Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1987.130
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3404e09d8-3b60-4ae6-b483-dbecd4d9d2c5
