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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1947.31
Title
Figure of a Hawk
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
figurine, sculpture
Date
13th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Kashan
Period
Seljuk-Atabeg period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216579

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Fritware with overglaze luster
Technique
Lusterware
Dimensions
20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Sold [through Persian Antique Gallery, H. Khan Monif, Prop., 32 East 57th Street, New York 22, NY, March 17, 1947]; to Fogg Art Museum, 1947.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Friends of the Fogg Art Museum Fund
Accession Year
1947
Object Number
1947.31
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Islamic Art From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 08/01/1974
  • The Sport of Kings: Art of the Hunt in Iran and India, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/22/2005 - 06/26/2005

Verification Level

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