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PROPERTY FROM THE FALK COLLECTION
A SASANIAN SILVER COSMETIC BOX AND LID
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A SASANIAN SILVER COSMETIC BOX AND LID
Circa 6th-7th Century A.D.
The circular box with slightly in-sloping walls and flat base, the exterior decorated in relief with scrolling vines, the branches terminating with stylized leaves and grape bunches, the vines inhabited by two men and wild beasts, the men each in profile to the right, one wearing loose trousers, his right hand extended to the vine above, the other wearing a short kilt, lifting a large bunch of fruit, among the beasts are a seated roaring lion, a leaping leopard, a standing lion with its head turned over its shoulder, and a small bear feeding on the fruit, with a shallow groove below the rim, traces of gilding visible throughout, the lid a disk with shallow walls, and four heart-shaped depressions radiating around a central circular depression, incised between each heart is a quadruped leaping over a schematic device, including a mule, a horse, a cow and a camel
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm) diameter along the base; 1½ in. (3.8 cm) high excluding the lid
Circa 6th-7th Century A.D.
The circular box with slightly in-sloping walls and flat base, the exterior decorated in relief with scrolling vines, the branches terminating with stylized leaves and grape bunches, the vines inhabited by two men and wild beasts, the men each in profile to the right, one wearing loose trousers, his right hand extended to the vine above, the other wearing a short kilt, lifting a large bunch of fruit, among the beasts are a seated roaring lion, a leaping leopard, a standing lion with its head turned over its shoulder, and a small bear feeding on the fruit, with a shallow groove below the rim, traces of gilding visible throughout, the lid a disk with shallow walls, and four heart-shaped depressions radiating around a central circular depression, incised between each heart is a quadruped leaping over a schematic device, including a mule, a horse, a cow and a camel
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm) diameter along the base; 1½ in. (3.8 cm) high excluding the lid
Exhibited
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1970