1975.41.148: Plaque
Plaques
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1975.41.148
- Title
- Plaque
- Classification
- Plaques
- Work Type
- plaque
- Date
- 10th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Africa, Egypt
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/288619
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Brass
- Technique
- Cast
- Dimensions
- 10 x 8.5 cm (3 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of The Hagop Kevorkian Foundation in memory of Hagop Kevorkian
- Accession Year
- 1975
- Object Number
- 1975.41.148
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Birds such as the ones surmounting this plaque were a popular motif in the 10-11th centuries both in Egypt and Iran. The plaque was probably used as a harness decoration and would have been sewn onto the leather. Similar openwork harness decorations and belt fittings have been excavated at Nishapur, in northeastern Iran.
--Notes from the Glory and Prosperity exhibition, Feb - June 2002.
Exhibition History
- Beyond the Surface: Scientific Approaches to Islamic Metalwork, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/21/2011 - 06/01/2013
Verification Level
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