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Source Description
Bowls very similar to this one have Slavic inscriptions that indicate they were made in northwestern Bulgaria in the 1570s, when the country was part of the Ottoman Empire. This bowl's neutral imagery makes it uncertain whether it was used by Christians or Muslims. To a Christian, the peacocks on it would symbolize the garden of paradise; to a Muslim, they would allude to luxury and courtly pleasures.
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Document identity
localId
39450
label
Drinking Bowl
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
39450
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Drinking Bowl
description
Bowls very similar to this one have Slavic inscriptions that indicate they were made in northwestern Bulgaria in the 1570s, when the country was part of the Ottoman Empire. This bowl's neutral imagery makes it uncertain whether it was used by Christians or Muslims. To a Christian, the peacocks on it would symbolize the garden of paradise; to a Muslim, they would allude to luxury and courtly pleasures.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1560-1580 (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
bowls (vessels)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.3
height
16.7
dimensionsRaw
1 11/16 x 6 9/16 in. (4.3 x 16.7 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
med
gilded silver
creator_ids
6732
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
c342f4e30ac8a6c3