Detail View: The AMICA Library: Figure
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.67.119
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Iranian
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Title:
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Figure
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1200
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Creation Start Date:
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1180
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Creation End Date:
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1220
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Materials and Techniques:
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Painted stucco
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Dimensions:
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H. 57 in. (144.8 cm), Max. W. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm), Max. Diam. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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67.119
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wolfe, 1967
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Rights:
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Context:
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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]." |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.is67.119.R.tif
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