Bricks

Three fragmentary bricks stacked one on top of the other to form a single image of a stylized palmette. The bottom brick shows the bottom of the plant, the middle brick the center stem, and the top brick the blossom. The bricks are glazed in a siliceous material in bright green, off white, and yellow hues.

Bricks

Description:
Three fragmentary bricks with palmette motif
Medium:
Glazed siliceous material
Location:
Susa, Iran
Dimensions:
(A) H. 8.6 cm; W. 21.4 cm; D. 12.6 cm; (B) H. 8.6 cm; W. 21.5 cm; D. 10.4 cm; (C) H. 8.6 cm; W. 18.8; D. 13.8 cm
Date:
Achaemenid Period, ca. 559–331 BCE
Inventory Number:
48.98.20a–c
Lender:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
Credit:
Rogers Fund, 1948
CC0 1.0, Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art