مهر عقیق

FS-F1993.18.23_001

Stamp seal

Agate

H x W: 2 x 1.3 cm (13/16 x 1/2 in)

Ambassador and Mrs. James S. Moose Jr.

Duncan M. Whittome

Duncan M. Whittome Revocable Trust

From 1930s

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Moose, Jr., purchased in Iran in the 1930s. [1]

Duncan M. Whittome, by gift or inheritance from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James S. Moose, Jr. [2]

To 1993

Duncan M. Whittome, Revocable Trust. [3]

From 1993

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Duncan M. Whittome, Revocable Trust. [4]

Notes:

[1] Purchased in Iran by the parents of Duncan Whittome, Mr. and Mrs. James S. Moose, Jr., while in the Foreign Service during the 1930s.

[2] See note 1.

[3] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

[4] See note 3.

Iran

Gift of the Duncan M. Whittome Revocable Trust in memory of Ambassador and Mrs. James S. Moose, Jr.

224 - 651

Sasanian period

Tool and Equipment

Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)

Iran

Ancient Near Eastern Art

hand

Sasanian Pahlavi script

stamp seal

ellipsoid-shaped seal

Smithsonian Institution