Bottle
Mid 7th–8th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueHammered silver with chased and parcel-gilt design against a ring-punched ground
Dimensions20 x 7.3 cm (7 7/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Francis Warden Fund
Accession number47.1436
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver
Collections
Provenance1947, Mathias Komor (dealer; b. 1909- d. 1984), New York; sold by Mathias Komor to the MFA for $2,500. (Accession Date: November 13, 1947)
11th–early 12th century
12th–13th century
late 10th–early 11th century A.D.
late 16th century
early 11th century
Tang Dynasty, 618–907