Report on the Freer Gallery of Art 
Sir: I have the honor to submit the 39th annual report on the 
Freer Gallery of Art, for the year ended June 80, 1959. 
THE COLLECTIONS 
Twenty-seven objects were added to the collections by purchase 
as follows: 
GLASS 
58.16. Syrian, early 14th century. Footed bowl with cover; gilding with red 
outlines and richly enameled with red, blue, green, white, and yellow 
eolors forming floral and animal designs; much of it in Chinese style. 
Height 0.311 x diameter 0.210. (Illustrated. ) 
LACQUER 
59.5. Indian, Dececani school, mid-17th century. Signed by Rahim Dekkani; 
penbox (qgalamddn) with figural scenes of the life of princes on both 
sides of the cover; arabesque and floral designs on brick-red outer side 
walls; gold floral pattern on the greenish-brown bottom and undecorated 
black interior; two metal chains at sides, and clasp. 0.282 x 0.053 x 
0.049. 
METALWORK 
58.15. Indian, Mughal, 17th century (1605-27). Dagger with name of Jahangir 
on upper chape. Steel blade with central ridge. Ivory flange inlaid 
with black mastic and gold wire (the hilt flange of walrus ivory is 
fixed to steel tang by pins ending in two silver rosettes) ; tang sheathed 
with gold and studded with 16 larger and 34 smaller jewels; guard and 
two chapes either in silver or niello or in reverse (chapes are now 
detachable) ; one larger, six smaller stones, and some gold inlay lost, 
one ivory corner chipped. Length (overall) 0.295 x width of guard 
0.210. 
58.6. Persian, Seljuq period, 11th century. Gold bracelet; quatrefoil hinge 
decoration composed of 4 large and 12 small domes with granulation 
work, and four inlaid turquoises. Diameter 0.106; weight 73.6 grams. 
58.7. Persian, Sasanian period. Silver gilt plate; spherical, footless, with 
spread-eagle design in low, chased relief; framing wreath, double walls; 
part of gilt worn off; patination. 0.044 x 0.282. 
58.14. Persian, Seljuq period, 11th-12th century. Gold bracelet, oval shaped; 
three rows of conical projections (66 in all), framed by two rows of 
smaller cones (172 in all); at the top side opening (closed by pin) 4 
pairs of confronted dove figures partly executed with filigree, stand 
on 2 x 11 strands of twisted wire. Maximum diameter (overall) 
0.097 x width 0.050; weight 354.5 grams. 
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