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Openwork and engraved stand
Openwork and engraved stand

Openwork and engraved stand

Date12th - 13th century
Object number54.36
Provenance[Heeramaneck Galleries, New York]; purchased from gallery by Seattle Art Museum (with funds donated by Mrs. John C. {Eugenia Fuller} Atwood, Jr., January 4, 1954
Published ReferencesAl Khemir, Sabiha. "Light / Nur: Light in Art and Science from the Islamic World." Seville, Spain: Focus-Abengoa Foundation in association with Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2013, p. 61, illus. fig. 28 "Iran Beckons the Harrises," in Pacific Northwest Bell PASSAGE, April 1976, front page, illus. Rogers, Millard B. "Engagement Book: Iranian Art in the Seattle Art Museum," Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1972, fig. 31.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John C. Atwood, Jr.
Dimensions21 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (53.98 x 31.12 cm)
MediumBronze
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