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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2023.501.51
Title
Cup
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Small Base or Cup
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
10th-8th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Luristan (Iran)
Find Spot: Middle East, Iran, Western Iran
Period
Iron Age
Culture
Iranian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/303657

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Mixed copper alloy
Technique
Cast and hammered
Dimensions
overall: h. 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
top rim: diam. 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.)
bottom rim: diam. 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
Technical Details

Chemical Composition: XRF data from Tracer

Alloy: Mixed Copper Alloy

Alloying Elements: copper, tin, lead, zinc

Other Elements: iron, nickel, silver, antimony



K. Eremin, January 2014

Technical Observations: Large areas of the rim’s surface are a well-preserved shiny metal with small pockets of oxidized areas. The inside of the bowl is mostly covered with burial accretion and green, tan, and brown corrosion accretions. On the outside and bottom of the bowl, large patches of green and cupritic red corrosion coat the metal. Scratches on the metallic surface are from post-excavation cleaning.



This cup was cast, and its rim was also hammered. The overall shape could have been sand cast (without a wax model) as indicated by the lack of undercuts and relatively simple shape. The decorative lines on the body were inscribed in the metal and inlayed with another material that is now black. The very even and controlled circular lines were probably also made in the metal using some kind of rotating device. The round and crescent-shaped decorations were made using the same circular punch.




Francesca G. Bewer (submitted 2012)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Kurt H. Weil, Montclair, NJ (1927-1992), by descent; to Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt, New York (1992-2023), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt
Accession Year
2023
Object Number
2023.501.51
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Bronzes

Verification Level

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