Ceremonial saw
Date10th-12th century
Maker
Islamic
Object number57.94
Provenance[Khalil Rabenou, Persian Antiquities, New York, NY]; purchased from Mr. Rabenou by Seattle Art Museum (funds from Eugenia Fuller Atwood / Mrs. John C. Atwood, Jr.), April 4, 1957
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistoryParis, France, Petit Palais, 7000 Years of Art in Iran, 1961 (Circuit, 1962-63: Essen, Germany, Villa Hugel; The Hague, Netherlands, Gemeente-Museum; Zurich, Switzerland, Kunsthaus; Vienna, Austria, Osterreichisches Museum Fur Angewandte Kunst; Milan, Italy, Palazzo Reale)
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Court and Cosmos: The Great Age of the Seljuqs." Apr. 25-July 24, 2016. Text by Sheila R. Canby, et al. Cat. no. 99, p. 172.Published ReferencesThe Art Quarterly, Autumn 1957, p. 317, illus. p. 319
Nakai, Ghods. Sept Mille Ans d'Art en Iran. Paris: Petit Palais, 1961; p. 176, no. 965.
Rogers, Millard B. "Engagement Book: Iranian Art in the Seattle Art Museum," Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1972, fig. 29.Credit LineGift of Mrs. John C. Atwood, Jr.
Dimensions4 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 14 1/4 in. (12.07 x 3.02 x 36.2cm)
MediumBronze
Object number: 57.63
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