Bas-Relief Fragment

Bas-Relief Fragment

ca. 670 B.C.

Stone
10 x 8 1/2 x 7/8 in. (25.4 x 21.59 x 2.22 cm)
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection and Hagop Kevorkian
46.49
Provenance: Excavated at Nineveh, August 1854; gift from archaeologist William Kennett (Kenneth) Loftus to Thomas Radford, Esq., November 29, 1856; by descent to collection of Is. Radford; [Hagop Kevorkian, New York]; 2/3 purchase, 1/3 gift from Kevorkian to Seattle Art Museum (with funds from Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection), February 8, 1946
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistoryTulsa, Oklahoma, Philbrook Art Center, Our Ancient Heritage, 1963

Salem, Oregon, Willamette University, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Breath of Heaven, Breath of Earth: Ancient Near Eastern Art from American Collections, August 31 - December 22, 2013

Published ReferencesAnnual Report, Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1946, p. 9

Our Ancient Heritage, exhibit cat. Tulsa, OK: Philbrook Art Center, 1963, no. 130

'Breath of Heaven' Showcases Ancient Art From Civilization's Cradle, on Oregon Public Broadcasting opb.org, September 5, 2013, http://www.opb.org/artsandlife/article/breath-of-heaven-showcases-ancient-art-from-civilizations-cradle/

Kawami, Trudy S., and John Olbrantz; Breath of Heaven, Breath of Earth: Ancient Near Esatern Art from American Collections, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Williamette University, 2013. illus. pg 6 and pg 134

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