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Plate with ram on a mountain top

A.D. 400–699
Medium/TechniqueSilver with mercury-gilded details
DimensionsDiameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number1971.52
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceJanuary 28, 1966, anonymous sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, lot 147. 1971, sold by Edward Safani, Safani Gallery, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 13, 1971)
Ewer
about 1220–30
Male figurine
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Pectoral
1070–945 B.C.
Shawabty
1070–945 B.C.
Seated dancer
late 4th century A.D.
Fan
1770s
Hogyokusai
mid to late 19th century