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Source Description
This delicate bowl resembles a fruit or perhaps a mango leaf, and may have been used to serve wine or food in the courts of India's ruling elite. Similar vessels are known from Mughal northern India, but none has two parts like this one. The lid may be a later addition.
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Document identity
localId
37820
label
Covered Bowl in the Shape of a Leaf
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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37820
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contentType
object
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title
Covered Bowl in the Shape of a Leaf
description
This delicate bowl resembles a fruit or perhaps a mango leaf, and may have been used to serve wine or food in the courts of India's ruling elite. Similar vessels are known from Mughal northern India, but none has two parts like this one. The lid may be a later addition.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
17th-18th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
bowls (vessels)
boxes
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.5
height
10.6
depth
13.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 15/16 × W: 4 3/16 × D: 5 1/2 in. (7.5 × 10.6 × 13.9 cm)
Source extras
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nephrite
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2191
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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