2014.024.012

Object Title
Vessel with bull's head and double globular body
Measurements
9 3/8 × 10 1/16 × 5 1/2 in. (23.8 × 25.5 × 13.9 cm)
Creation Date
250-50 BC
Credit Line
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Culture
Country of Origin
Object URL
http://emuseum.cornell.edu/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:47463
Provenance Information
by 1970 collection of Farhadi & Anavian, New York; 1970-1987 collection of Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York (purchased by Arthur M. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian); 1987-1997 estate of Arthur M. Sackler; 1997 collection of Else Sackler (d. 2000), New York, NY (purchased from estate of Arthur M. Sackler); 1997-2014 collection of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, NY (gift of Else Sackler); 2014 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation)
Exhibition Information
The Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Collections, October 9, 1987 - January 31, 1988

Museum of New Mexico, Museum of Fine Arts ,Santa Fe, New Mexico, Wit And Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, February 19–September 6, 1999, and the following museums and dates: The Yager Museum, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York, September 24, 1999–June 2, 2000; Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, July 14–December 17, 2000; Palmer Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, June 12–August 12, 2001; Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, September 7–December 30, 2001; Frank H. McClung Museum, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, February 22–May 19, 2002; Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, August 10–December 22, 2002; Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana, January 24–April 27, 2003; COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts, Napa, California, May 22–September 1, 2003; University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, Wyoming, October 18–December 23, 2003; Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, March 20–September 5, 2004; Ceramics Research Center, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona, October 16, 2004–January 8, 2005; The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, May 14–October 30, 2005
Publication Information
Trudy S. Kawami. Ancient Iranian Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. (New York, N.Y.: The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, 1987); cat. no. 81, p. 200-201.

Wit and Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation. University of Missouri-Columbia Museum of Art and Archeology, 2002. http://arthurmsacklerfdn.org/pdf/wit-wine/WitWine-UniversityofMissouri-2002.pdf (pg. 11).
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Part of a larger gift from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation that, according to correspondence and documentation on file, was acquired by Dr. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian, New York, in 1970.

2014.024.011

Object Title
Braided circular bracelet with circular box fastener
Measurements
Dia. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) (max)
Creation Date
Braided circular bracelet with circular box fastener
Credit Line
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.cornell.edu/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:47462
Provenance Information
-1967 collection of Farhadi & Anavian, New York;1967 collection of Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York (purchased by Arthur M. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian); 1967-2001 collection of Sackler Collection at Columbia University, New York (gift of Arthur M. Sackler Collections); 2001-2014 collection of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, NY (returned from Columbia University and transferred to the Sackler Foundation); 2014 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation)
Exhibition Information
Columbia University, New York, [Sackler Collection], included in various rotating displays between 1967 and 2001
Publication Information
none
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Part of a larger gift from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation that, according to correspondence and documentation on file, was acquired by Dr. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian, New York, in 1967.

2014.024.010 a,b

Object Title
Two garment ornaments
Measurements
W. 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.), each
Creation Date
14th century
Credit Line
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.cornell.edu/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:47461
Provenance Information
-1967 collection of Farhadi & Anavian, New York;1967 collection of Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York (purchased by Arthur M. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian); 1967-2001 collection of Sackler Collection at Columbia University, New York (gift of Arthur M. Sackler Collections); 2001-2014 collection of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, NY (returned from Columbia University and transferred to the Sackler Foundation); 2014 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation)
Exhibition Information
Columbia University, New York, [Sackler Collection], included in various rotating displays between 1967 and 2001
Publication Information
none
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Part of a larger gift from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation that, according to correspondence and documentation on file, was acquired by Dr. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian, New York, in 1967.

2014.024.010 a,b

Object Title
Two garment ornaments
Measurements
W. 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.), each
Creation Date
14th century
Credit Line
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.cornell.edu/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:47461
Provenance Information
-1967 collection of Farhadi & Anavian, New York;1967 collection of Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York (purchased by Arthur M. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian); 1967-2001 collection of Sackler Collection at Columbia University, New York (gift of Arthur M. Sackler Collections); 2001-2014 collection of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, NY (returned from Columbia University and transferred to the Sackler Foundation); 2014 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation)
Exhibition Information
Columbia University, New York, [Sackler Collection], included in various rotating displays between 1967 and 2001
Publication Information
none
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Part of a larger gift from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation that, according to correspondence and documentation on file, was acquired by Dr. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian, New York, in 1967.

2014.024.009 a-e

Object Title
Set of one belt tab and four belt appliqués
Measurements
W. 2.5 cm (1 in.), each
Creation Date
14th century
Credit Line
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.cornell.edu/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:47460
Provenance Information
-1967 collection of Farhadi & Anavian, New York;1967 collection of Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York (purchased by Arthur M. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian); 1967-2001 collection of Sackler Collection at Columbia University, New York (gift of Arthur M. Sackler Collections); 2001-2014 collection of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, NY (returned from Columbia University and transferred to the Sackler Foundation); 2014 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation)
Exhibition Information
Columbia University, New York, [Sackler Collection], included in various rotating displays between 1967 and 2001
Publication Information
none
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Part of a larger gift from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation that, according to correspondence and documentation on file, was acquired by Dr. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian, New York, in 1967.

2014.024.008 a-g

Object Title
Six hollow beads in the form of two addorsed feline heads, plus one fragmentary head of another feline
Measurements
1/4 × 1 3/4 × 5/8 in. (0.6 × 4.4 × 1.6 cm), each
Creation Date
ca. 5th century BC
Credit Line
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.cornell.edu/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:47459
Provenance Information
-1967 collection of Farhadi & Anavian, New York;1967 collection of Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York (purchased by Arthur M. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian); 1967-2001 collection of Sackler Collection at Columbia University, New York (gift of Arthur M. Sackler Collections); 2001-2014 collection of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, NY (returned from Columbia University and transferred to the Sackler Foundation); 2014 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation)
Exhibition Information
Columbia University, New York, [Sackler Collection], included in various rotating displays between 1967 and 2001
Publication Information
none
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Part of a larger gift from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation that, according to correspondence and documentation on file, was acquired by Dr. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian, New York, in 1967.

2014.024.007 a-g

Object Title
Seven hedgehog appliqués
Measurements
5/16 × 1 × 1/2 in. (0.8 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm), each
Creation Date
ca. 5th century BC
Credit Line
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.cornell.edu/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:47458
Provenance Information
-1967 collection of Farhadi & Anavian, New York;1967 collection of Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York (purchased by Arthur M. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian); 1967-2001 collection of Sackler Collection at Columbia University, New York (gift of Arthur M. Sackler Collections); 2001-2014 collection of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, NY (returned from Columbia University and transferred to the Sackler Foundation); 2014 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation)
Exhibition Information
Columbia University, New York, [Sackler Collection], included in various rotating displays between 1967 and 2001
Publication Information
none
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Part of a larger gift from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation that, according to correspondence and documentation on file, was acquired by Dr. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian, New York, in 1967.

2014.024.006

Object Title
Single hoop earring with repoussé knobs
Measurements
Dia. 1 1/8 × d. 1/4 in. (2.8 × 0.6 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 2nd-3rd century
Credit Line
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.cornell.edu/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:47457
Provenance Information
-1967 collection of Farhadi & Anavian, New York;1967 collection of Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York (purchased by Arthur M. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian); 1967-2001 collection of Sackler Collection at Columbia University, New York (gift of Arthur M. Sackler Collections); 2001-2014 collection of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, NY (returned from Columbia University and transferred to the Sackler Foundation); 2014 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation)
Exhibition Information
Columbia University, New York, [Sackler Collection], included in various rotating displays between 1967 and 2001
Publication Information
none
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Part of a larger gift from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation that, according to correspondence and documentation on file, was acquired by Dr. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian, New York, in 1967.

2014.024.005

Object Title
Single hoop earring
Measurements
w. 1 × d. 1/2 in. (2.5 × 1.3 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 1st millennium BC-1st millennium AD
Credit Line
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.cornell.edu/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:47456
Provenance Information
-1967 collection of Farhadi & Anavian, New York;1967 collection of Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York (purchased by Arthur M. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian); 1967-2001 collection of Sackler Collection at Columbia University, New York (gift of Arthur M. Sackler Collections); 2001-2014 collection of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, NY (returned from Columbia University and transferred to the Sackler Foundation); 2014 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation)
Exhibition Information
Columbia University, New York, [Sackler Collection], included in various rotating displays between 1967 and 2001
Publication Information
none
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Part of a larger gift from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation that, according to correspondence and documentation on file, was acquired by Dr. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian, New York, in 1967.

2014.024.004

Object Title
Square plaque with foliage pattern
Measurements
1 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. (3.8 × 4.7 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 5th century BC
Credit Line
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.cornell.edu/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:47455
Provenance Information
-1967 collection of Farhadi & Anavian, New York;1967 collection of Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York (purchased by Arthur M. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian); 1967-2001 collection of Sackler Collection at Columbia University, New York (gift of Arthur M. Sackler Collections); 2001-2014 collection of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, NY (returned from Columbia University and transferred to the Sackler Foundation); 2014 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation)
Exhibition Information
Columbia University, New York, [Sackler Collection], included in various rotating displays between 1967 and 2001
Publication Information
none
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Part of a larger gift from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation that, according to correspondence and documentation on file, was acquired by Dr. Sackler from Farhadi & Anavian, New York, in 1967.
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