TREASURES IN EXCHANGE FOR THE PLATES OF BRASS
Date1949-1951
CountryWyoming, USA
MediumOil on masonite
Dimensions91.4 x 121.9 cm (36 x 48") (Image)
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art
Object number820038110
DescriptionLooking through an architectural arch, four male figures dressed in robes with cloth headdresses unload camels to display items. To the left a man still on a camel hands down a vase to a standing figure with his back turned to the viewer. To the right of them is a standing figure holding up a large textile with coins piled on the ground in front. In the center, another standing figure holds up a jug. To the far right, in shadow, are a group of figures dressed as soldiers, the front figure having a sword hanging from his belt. The background is the wall of a building with three distinct arches.On View
On view1949-1951
December 22, 1912