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Roundel with a Mounted Falconer and Hare

12th–13th century, with early 20th-century additions
Not on view
This piece speaks to a “transformation” trend of the early twentieth century: the “improvement” (if not forging) of artifacts. The addition of polychromy and gilding was common, but analyses can prove twentieth-century intervention only if the pigments are modern. For instance, the cobalt blue and the gold powder on this roundel are modern, while the lapis, cinnabar, and vermillion could be modern or medieval.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Roundel with a Mounted Falconer and Hare
  • Date: 12th–13th century, with early 20th-century additions
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran
  • Medium: Gypsum plaster; modeled, painted, and gilded
  • Dimensions: Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
    D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1937
  • Object Number: 37.55
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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