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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.349
People
Unknown Artist
Title
Vase
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
7th-8th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/289283

Physical Descriptions

Medium
High-tin bronze
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
H: 19 x Diam: 12 cm (7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.349
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Fogg Exhibit Explores Rich Tradition of Islamic Art, Harvard Gazette (July 25, 1980), p. 4, p. 4
  • Melanie Michailidis, Glory and Prosperity: Metalwork of the Islamic World, brochure, ed. Marsha Pomerantz, Harvard University Art Museums (2002), p. 2, fig. 2

Exhibition History

  • Beyond the Surface: Scientific Approaches to Islamic Metalwork, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/21/2011 - 06/01/2013

Verification Level

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