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Source Description
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 backward toward the central scene. Although associated with silver vessels made in Iran during the Sasanian dynasty (AD 224-651), the vessel's shape and decoration suggest that this object dates from the early Islamic era.
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Document identity
localId
20786
label
Oval Bowl with Enthroned Figure
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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20786
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Oval Bowl with Enthroned Figure
description
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 backward toward the central scene. Although associated with silver vessels made in Iran during the Sasanian dynasty (AD 224-651), the vessel's shape and decoration suggest that this object dates from the early Islamic era.
provenance
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.
date
7th century (Sasanian-early Islamic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
bowls (vessels)
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10
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10
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8
height
26.2
depth
9.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/8 × W: 10 5/16 × D: 3 3/4 in. (8 × 26.2 × 9.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Sassanide-early Islamic Dynasty
med
silver
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6747
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ANE
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3668
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