Fantailed pigeon
late 18th or 19th century
Object PlacePersia (Iran)
Medium/TechniqueHammered steel with koftgari (overlay) in gold
Dimensions26 cm (10 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Louisa W. and Miss Marian R. Case
Accession numberRES.24.59
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Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
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ProvenanceGift of the Misses Louisa W. and Marian R. Chase, July 17, 1924
1961
19th century
Mid 7th–8th century A.D.
inscribed with date equivalent to A.D. 1137
1988
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century