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Bottle with roosters
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Sasanian
A.D. 226–651
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 17.2 x 10.2 cm (6 3/4 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number58.94
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSilver bottle with mercury gilding, decorated with images of roosters and flowering plants. Roosters are here symbols alluding to monarchy and Zoroastrian notions of spiritual awakening. hey are shown wearing the royal necklace and enveloped by the royal halo.
Provenance1949, sold by Arthur Upham Pope to Edward Jackson Holmes (b. 1873 - d. 1950), Boston; 1950, by descent to his wife, Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes (Mary Stacy Beaman) (b. 1875 - d. 1964), Topsfield, MA; 1958, gift of Mrs. Holmes to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 13, 1958)