File:Vase with grape harvesting scenes BM 1897.12-31.189.jpg

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Object

Artist

Unknown

Object type

Vase

Description

English: Vase with grape harvesting scenes.

Date

Sasanian 6^th century AD

Medium

gilded silver

Dimensions

Height: 18 cm (7.1 in). Diameter: 10.7 cm (4.2 in).

Weight : 592.4 g (20.89 oz)

Current location

British Museum

	Native name	British Museum
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 31′ 10.00″ N, 0° 7′ 37.00″ W
	Established	1753
	Website	www.britishmuseum.org
	Authority control	WorldCat

Department of Middle East: room 52

Accession number

1897.12-31.189 (ME 124094)

Object history

Place of discovery: Mazandaran Province in Iran.

Credit line

1895: ceded by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks

References

British Museum: online database: entry 367361

Permission
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923.

This work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less.

Photograph

Date

11 February 2012

Photographer

Marie-Lan Nguyen

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Source

Own work

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File usage

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Sassanid Empire

Metadata

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Copyright holder	Creative Commons Attribution
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Flash	Flash did not fire
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