Object Details
- Label
- This bracelet's lightweight construction continues a characteristic of earlier Byzantine and Sasanian traditions. Each of the eight links consists of a pyramidal hollow "box," shaped from sheet gold and originally inset with a precious stone. On the sloping sides, inscriptions on a niello ground (blackened with a lead-silver sulfide mixture) bestow good wishes on the owner. Finely drawn sphinxes and griffins on the back of each link symbolize good fortune and well being.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Gold: The Asian Touch (September 10, 2005 to February 20, 2006)
- Islamic Metalwork in the Freer Gallery of Art (September 27, 1985 to November 17, 1986)
- Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)
- Near Eastern Art (June 15, 1973 to May 7, 1975)
- 2500 Years of Persian Art—Paintings, Metalwork (February 10, 1972 to June 15, 1973)
- Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Metalwork (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)
- Special Exhibition Afghanistan (September 3, 1963 to June 5, 1964)
- Near Eastern Art (January 1, 1963 to August 18, 1967)
- Persian Art (January 1, 1963 to September 3, 1963)
- Special Exhibition of Persian Art (May 1, 1960 to August 11, 1961)
- Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962)
- Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts, Pottery, Metalwork, and Glass (April 12, 1955 to November 21, 1955)
- Special Exhibition, Near Eastern Art (September 15, 1953 to February 9, 1954)
- Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Arts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- 12th century
- Period
- Abbasid period
- Accession Number
- F1950.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Gold
- Dimensions
- H x W: 19.7 x 3 cm (7 3/4 x 1 3/16 in)
- Origin
- Iran
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- niello
- chasing
- granulation (metal decorating)
- hammering
- metal
- gold
- silver
- Abbasid period (750 - 1258)
- kufic script
- naskh script
- Iran
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Record ID
- fsg_F1950.21
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye31aa5969f-4f6a-4a4b-b129-b057c221c996
