Applique: Griffin head
Date5th century B.C.
MakerNorthern
Iranian
Object number57.57
Provenance[Khalil Rabenou, Persian Antiquities, New York, NY]; purchased from Mr. Rabenou by Seattle Art Museum (Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection), 1956, accessioned 1957
Photo CreditSurvey photo by Julie Creahan
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Going For Gold, November 3, 2012 - December 8, 2013
Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Jewelry of the Ancient World, May 20, 1969 - July 13, 1969Published ReferencesThe Art Quarterly, Summer 1957, p. 204, illus. p. 209
Jewelry of the Ancient World, Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum, 1969, cat. no. 67.
Rogers, Millard B., Engagement Book: Iranian Art in the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1972, fig. 14Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions1 3/16 x 1 7/16 in. (3.02 x 3.65 cm)
MediumGold
ca. 350 - 330 B.C.
Object number: 67.120