Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Ivory Plaque with Peacock
12th century (Medieval)
ivory
(Islamic World )
(Islamic World )
This plaque- representing a peacock and hare (fragment)- was made as part of the inlaid fittings for a door, chest, or other large piece of furniture.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
[Found at Fostat]; Dikran Kelekian, New York, Constantinople, and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2013-2014 | Threshold to the Sacred: The Ark Door of Cairo’s Ben Ezra Synagogue . The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Yeshiva University Museum, New York. |
Measurements
H: 3 1/2 x W: 1 13/16 x D: 5/16 in. (8.9 x 4.6 x 0.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.566