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Oval Bowl with Enthroned Figure
(Ancient Near East )
The enthroned king in the center of this hammered and carved bowl is flanked on the right by an attendant waving a fly whisk and on the left by a noble or princely figure holding a beaded diadem. The ends of the bowl are adorned with dancing girls, whose long scarves fly backward toward the central scene. Although associated with silver vessels made in Iran during the Sasanian dynasty (AD 224-651), the vessel's shape and decoration suggest that this object dates from the early Islamic era.
Provenance
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Fernardet Frères, Baghdad (?) [Khayat as agent]; Joseph Brummer, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2022 | Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World. Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/31/1959 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 12/12/1975 | Examination | technical study |
| 2/4/1976 | Treatment | examined for technical study |
| 2/4/1976 | Technical Report | examined for technical study |
| 10/29/1991 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 12/3/2010 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 1/8 × W: 10 5/16 × D: 3 3/4 in. (8 × 26.2 × 9.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.625