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Plaque relief with a decorative motif
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Sasanian
650–750
Findspot: Iran, Rayy (Chal Turkhan), CC-16, p.r. 16
Medium/Technique
Stucco relief
Dimensions
Height x width: 36 x 26.4 cm (14 3/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
University Museum—M. F. A. Persian Expedition
Accession Number39.494
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionStucco plaque. A relief with alternating vertical and horizontal rows of medallions, in each a bunch of grapes or a grape leaf. Also, alternate squares of ducks and partridges(?). It is done in high raised relief. It is backed with plaster.
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)