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Vessel terminating in the head of a ram

Period:
Iron Age III
Date:
ca. 7th–6th century B.C.
Geography:
Northwestern Iran
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
14.5 x 8.44 in. (36.83 x 21.44 cm)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1955
Accession Number:
55.10

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 400

  • Provenance

    Acquired by the Museum in 1955, purchased from Khalil Rabenou, New York.

  • Exhibition History

    "Origin and Influence, Cultural Contacts: Egypt, the Ancient Near East, and the Classical World." The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, December 18, 1970–April 23, 1971.

    "Earth, Sea, and Sky: Nature in Western Art; Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, October 6, 2012–January 4, 2013.

  • References

    Graff, Sarah B. 2012. "Vessel terminating in the head of a ram." In Earth, Sea, and Sky : Nature in Western Art; Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, exh. cat. Tokyo: Yomiuri Shimbun, no. 41, pp. 95, 224.

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