Bowl
Footed Bowl
1200-1300 (cast)
1200-1300 (cast)
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| Place of origin |
Broad spreading foot rising to a narrow section then opening out to give rise to a bowl with high, wide rounded sides.
An epigraphic band framed by two silver fillets runs around the rim.
Below, are three rows of roundels with interlacing fillets. The roundels each enclose one of three designs framed by a pearl border, a central six-petalled rossette, a swatika-type motif or an X motif with a circular node.
The spaces between the roundels are filled with square knot patterns.
Around the base, thirty-six silver-inlaid lotus blossoms, their incised fames interlacing, point downwards.
The foot is encircled with an epigraphic band framed by two fillets.
An epigraphic band framed by two silver fillets runs around the rim.
Below, are three rows of roundels with interlacing fillets. The roundels each enclose one of three designs framed by a pearl border, a central six-petalled rossette, a swatika-type motif or an X motif with a circular node.
The spaces between the roundels are filled with square knot patterns.
Around the base, thirty-six silver-inlaid lotus blossoms, their incised fames interlacing, point downwards.
The foot is encircled with an epigraphic band framed by two fillets.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Bowl |
| Materials and techniques | Bell-metal, cast and turned. Engraved with champlevé designs and partly inlaid with silver. |
| Brief description | Footed bowl, cast brass, engraved decoration and traces of silver inlay, inscriptions around the rim and foot, Iran, 1200-1300 |
| Physical description | Broad spreading foot rising to a narrow section then opening out to give rise to a bowl with high, wide rounded sides. An epigraphic band framed by two silver fillets runs around the rim. Below, are three rows of roundels with interlacing fillets. The roundels each enclose one of three designs framed by a pearl border, a central six-petalled rossette, a swatika-type motif or an X motif with a circular node. The spaces between the roundels are filled with square knot patterns. Around the base, thirty-six silver-inlaid lotus blossoms, their incised fames interlacing, point downwards. The foot is encircled with an epigraphic band framed by two fillets. |
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| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Object history | Purchased for £850 from J. Banach-Bennett, 16 July 1968. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170. |
| Historical context | According to A.S. Melikian-Chirvani this is the earliest Islamic example on record of a type that goes back to the protohistorical period. |
| Bibliographic reference | Melikian-Chirvani, A.S. Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World, London:HMSO, 1982, p162-164, ISBN 0 11 290252 9 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.28-1968 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2003 |
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