COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.67.119
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
Creator Name-CRT:
Iranian
Title:
Figure
Title Type:
Object name
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
ca. 1200
Creation Start Date:
1180
Creation End Date:
1220
Materials and Techniques:
Painted stucco
Dimensions:
H. 57 in. (144.8 cm), Max. W. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm), Max. Diam. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
67.119
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wolfe, 1967
Context:
Figures in the round or with a flattened back are known, from excavations and contemporary texts, to have decorated palaces; few, however, have survived. These sculptures, which probably once decorated a wall, are interesting for the study of medieval Islamic costume. The figure, still retaining much of its polychromy, is dressed in a bejeweled overgarment with sleeve bands inscribed "Sovereignty [belongs to God]."
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.is67.119.R.tif
