Bird-shaped Finial
CulturePersian
Date12th century
MediumCast copper alloy
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 2 1/2 inches (6.03 × 6.35 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number45-27/5
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Exhibition HistoryNo exhibition history known at this time.
With Ebrahim Rokhsar (1910–1974), New York, by 1944;
Purchased from Rokhsar by Brummer Gallery, New York, 1944;
Purchased from Brummer Gallery by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1945 [1].
[1] See Brummer Gallery Object Inventory Card no. N613. It notes the gallery’s purchase from E. Rokhsar on October 10, 1944; Born in Iran, Ebrahim Rokhsar immigrated to the United States in September 1940 from Paris. His Declaration of Intention completed after arriving in the United States lists his occupation as an antique dealer (Ancestry.com).
No exhibition history known at this time.
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