Figure of a wild goat (forgery)

Object Details

• Description

  Wild goat, rearing, with front legs bent double, standing on a tube-like support with chevron pattern and a central rib in relief. Gold, hollow; a band of fine gold wire over center of body. Originally one of two handles of an amphora-shaped vase. Cf. 63.15. Cracks in front of neck and ears. Weight: 4-1/2 oz.

• Provenance

  To 1964

  K. Rabenou, New York, New York. [1]

  From 1964

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from K. Rabenou, New York, New York. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Object folder, undated folder sheet note. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Ancient Near Eastern Metalware (December 18, 1984 to February 24, 1986)

  Pre-Islamic Metalwork from the Near East (April 15, 1983 to April 4, 1984)

  Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)

  Near Eastern Art (June 15, 1973 to May 7, 1975)

  2500 Years of Persian Art—Paintings, Metalwork (February 10, 1972 to June 15, 1973)

  Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Metalwork (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)

  Near Eastern Art (January 1, 1963 to August 18, 1967)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Khalil Rabenou (1906-1961)

• Origin

  Iran

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Sculpture

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1800s, 1960s

• Name

  Rabenou, Khalil

• Topic

  Gold, Art, Wirework, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Goat, Forgery, Metal-work

• Culture

  Iranians, Middle Easterners

• Object Type

  Sculpture