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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1969.177.19
Title
Bowl
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
late 8th-early 7th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Luristan (Iran)
Period
Iron Age
Culture
Iranian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/304187

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Copper alloy
Technique
Cast and hammered
Dimensions
8.8 x 10 x 0.1 cm (3 7/16 x 3 15/16)
mouth: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Technical Details

Technical Observations: The patina is greenish black with encrustations. The object features cracks, small losses, and deformations, but it is otherwise intact. The vessel was formed by hammering (raising and sinking) a cast ingot.


Carol Snow (submitted 2002)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Harry J. Denberg, New York, NY (by 1969), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1969.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Harry J. Denberg
Accession Year
1969
Object Number
1969.177.19
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • The Art of Luristan, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, 10/04/1970 - 10/29/1970; Chapel Arts Center, Manchester, 11/08/1970 - 12/22/1970

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Bronzes

Verification Level

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