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Plaque with a bird and grapes
Near Eastern, Persian
Sasanian period
650–750
Findspot: Iran, Rayy (Chal Turkhan), CC-12, 13, 33. p. r. 11, 16; C, SW, Excavated on June 9, July 4, 1936
Medium/Technique
Stucco
Dimensions
Overall: 41.5 x 20.5 x 8.5 cm (16 5/16 x 8 1/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Weight: 9.2 lbs
Weight: 9.2 lbs
Credit Line
University Museum—M. F. A. Persian Expedition
Accession Number39.489
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionIt is a fragment of a medallion with two bunches of grapes. At the top there is a medallion with a pheasant. It is backed with plaster. It is done in high raised relief.
Provenance1936, excavated at Rayy (Chal Turkhan, in present-day Iran), by the University Museum-M.F.A. Persian Expedition; 1939, assigned to the MFA as part of the division of excavated objects. (Accession Date: January 12, 1939)