Bowl with interior medallion
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Period
ca. 100-224 CE -
Geography
Iran or Syria -
Material
Silver; hammered, chased, and punched -
Dimension
H x W x D: 6.3 x 20.5 x 20.5 cm (2 1/2 x 8 1/16 x 8 1/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1987.114 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1987.114
Object Details
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Description
Shallow bowl with flaring ring foot, fluted exterior, rim slightly thickened on interior. Ring flattened, wider than wall of ring foot, forming a flange-like spread of the ring forming the resting surface. Exterior decorated with petalled forms resembling vertical fluting, beginning about 1 cm. above ring foot; radiating slightly from base to rim. Fluting ends in scalloped molding ca. 2.5 cm. below rim. Above molding, rim continues slight outward angle. Three grooved concentric circles within base ring.Interior, central medallion 8 cm. in diameter, framed by double grooved concentric circles and band containing a running wave pattern decorated with small punched dots.Within medallion, finely chased, a male figure in three-quarter view, facing right. Figure wears Parthian dress, with coat over tunic; curly hair; beard rendered with short dashes. Right arm bent at elbow, perhaps holding fold of garment. Left arm more gently bent, holding an object (sword hilt?). Weight: 668.6 gm. -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Exhibition History
Weihrauch und Seide: Geld und Lexus aus dem Antiken Orient (January 21, 1996 to April 14, 1996)Incense and Silk: Ancient Cultures Along the Silk Road (January 22 to April 14, 1996)Luxury Arts of the Silk Route Empires (May 9, 1993 to January 28, 2007)Nomads and Nobility: Art from the Ancient Near East (September 28, 1987 to November 1, 1992) -
Origin
Iran or Syria -
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Vessel -
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