Bowl

Bowl with gold and silver inlay. In center band six cartouches with Thulth writing alternating with roundels with horsemen.

Historical period(s)
early 14th century
Medium
Brass, inlaid with silver, gold and a black organic material
Dimensions
H x W x D: 7.2 x 16.6 x 16.6 cm (2 13/16 x 6 9/16 x 6 9/16 in)
Geography
Iran, Fars
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1949.11
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Metalwork, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
horse, Iran, spinning (metalwork), thuluth script
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Bowl with gold and silver inlay. In center band six cartouches with Thulth writing alternating with roundels with horsemen.

Published References
  • Linda Komaroff. The Timurid Phase in Iranian Metalwork: Formulation and Realization of a Style. Ann Arbor. pl. 11.
  • Richard Ettinghausen. The "Wade Cup" in the Cleveland Museum of Art: Its Origin and Decorations. vol. 2 Washington and Ann Arbor. pp,. 327-366, pl. 13, fig. 40.
  • Dr. Esin Atil. Exhibition of 2500 Years of Persian Art. Exh. cat. Washington, 1971. cat. 61, p. 18.
  • Dr. Esin Atil, W. Thomas Chase, Paul Jett. Islamic Metalwork in the Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, 1985. cat. 20, pp. 155-161.
  • Islamic Art and Archaeology: Collected Papers. Berlin. pp. 331-384.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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