The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Blue Figure, Possibly a Demon

Art Object

Program Information

Collecting Turkmen Jewelry: The Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection

Program information

In conjunction with the exhibition Turkmen Jewelry from the Collection of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf (on view October 9, 2012, through February 24, 2013), Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf discuss their collecting practices and connection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the first few pieces that grew into a large collection of traditional Turkmen jewelry, the couple's appreciation for the jewelry has followed them for decades and allowed them to develop unique insights into the practice of collecting.

The exhibition is made possible by the Hagop Kevorkian Fund.

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Blue Figure, Possibly a Demon

Object Name:: Fragment of a wall painting
Date:: 9th–10th century
Geography:: Iran, Nishapur
Medium:: Stucco; painted
Dimensions:: H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm) W. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Classification:: Stucco
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1938
Accession Number:: 38.40.267

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