Description
The nomadic gold- and silversmiths of Marlik and Amlash were the first masters of precious metalwork in Iran. Their successors were the bronze workers of Luristan and the silversmiths of the Achaemenian and Sasanian empires, whose masterpieces are shown elsewhere in this gallery.
Provenance
Elsa Rabenou (1910–2000), New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art (-1965); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1965-)
Accession Number
1965.26
Medium
gold, low relief repoussé and incised
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 9.3 cm (5 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.)
Classification
Metalwork
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
