The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Oval bowl with running tigresses on each side

Oval bowl with running tigresses on each side

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Oval bowl with running tigresses on each side

Period:: Sasanian
Date:: ca. 6th–7th century A.D.
Geography:: Iran
Culture:: Sasanian
Medium:: Silver, niello inlay
Dimensions:: 3.86 x 6.42 in. (9.8 x 16.31 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Accession Number:: 1989.281.37

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 405

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.
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Metal (59,497)

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