2023.501.15: Small Attachment in the Form of the Forepart of a Seljuk Cat
SculptureIdentification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2023.501.15
- Title
- Small Attachment in the Form of the Forepart of a Seljuk Cat
- Other Titles
- Alternate Title: Forepart of Cat
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture
- Date
- 11th-13th century
- Places
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Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Luristan (Iran)
Find Spot: Middle East, Iran, Western Iran - Period
- Seljuk period
- Culture
- Iranian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/303815
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Mixed copper alloy
- Technique
- Cast, lost-wax process
- Dimensions
- 4.1 x 2.7 x 1.4 cm (1 5/8 x 1 1/16 x 9/16 in.)
- Technical Details
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Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Mixed Copper Alloy:
Cu, 61.64; Sn, 3.93; Pb, 22.36; Zn, 10.31; Fe, 0.29; Ni, 0.12; Ag, 0.14; Sb, 0.51; As, 0.69; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, 0.019; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. RiedererChemical Composition: XRF data from Tracer
Alloy: Mixed Copper Alloy
Alloying Elements: copper, tin, lead, zinc
Other Elements: iron, nickel?, antimony
K. Eremin, January 2014Technical Observations: The patina is mostly green; the more worn areas and the back of the figure are dark brown. The abrasion marks on the back and on the tang could be original or the result of post-excavation cleaning.
This object was cast in one piece by the lost-wax process. The surface is worn and is covered with green and white burial accretions and corrosion products, making it difficult to assess the original modeling and finishing.
Francesca G. Bewer (submitted 2012)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Kurt H. Weil, Montclair, NJ (1927-1992), by descent; to Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt, New York (1992-2023), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt
- Accession Year
- 2023
- Object Number
- 2023.501.15
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Bronzes
Verification Level
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