Oval Bowl with Enthroned Figure

7th century (Sasanian-early Islamic)

26.2 cm 8 cm 9.5 cm

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The enthroned king in the center of this hammered and carved bowl is flanked on the right by an attendant waving a fly whisk and on the left by a noble or princely figure holding a beaded diadem. The ends of the bowl are adorned with dancing girls, whose long scarves fly backw...

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20786
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Fernardet Frères, Baghdad (?) [Khayat as agent]; Joseph Brummer, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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