Rhyton

Object Details

• Provenance

  To ?

  Farhadi and Anavian Co., New York. [1]

  To 1987

  Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), New York. [2]

  From 1987

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, New York. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] According to object file notes the piece was probably in the collection of Farhadi and Anavian (inventory number 319) before entering Dr. Arthur M. Sackler’s collection. See object file notes dated 1/5/1985, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See object file.

  [3] See note 2. Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987.

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Farhadi and Anavian Co. (active early 1960s-1973)

  Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)

• Origin

  Azerbaijan, Iran

• Credit Line

  Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  BCE 0s, BCE 1000s

• Name

  Sackler, Arthur M., Farhadi and Anavian Co.

• Place

  Azerbaijan

• Topic

  Art, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Ceramics, Pig

• Culture

  Iranians, Middle Easterners

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)