Plate with Trees and Ibex in Center

Object Details

• Description

  Most of the exterior is covered with green corrosion except for one section which has been cleaned. The head and body of the animal, made of two separately cast or hammered pieces, are now missing. Plate with a low ring foot, shallow fluted exterior, and plain rim. On the interior, originally added in relief, is a striding mouflon or ram in profile facing right, encircled by a grape and leaf scroll. A long fillet tied around the ram's neck ends in fluttering streamers. Weight: 443 g.

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Shahnama: 1000 Years of the Persian Book of Kings (October 23, 2010 to April 17, 2011)

  Luxury Arts of the Silk Route Empires (May 9, 1993 to January 28, 2007)

  Nomads and Nobility: Art from the Ancient Near East (September 28, 1987 to November 1, 1992)

• Origin

  Iran

• Credit Line

  Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  600s, 700s

• Topic

  Gilding, Hammering, Silver, Art, Animals, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651), Sheep, Chasing, Ibex, Metal-work

• Culture

  Iranians, Middle Easterners

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)