Bowl with Standing Figure Holding a Bottle
10th century
Description
This small bowl, reconstructed from about ten fragments, depicts a standing female figure. Half of her head, starting at the widow’s peak, and the top portion of the implement in her raised hand are now plaster fill. The woman has long, wavy hair and wears earrings and tiraz armbands. She carries a globular bottle, which again signals the courtly enjoyment of intoxicating beverages. Leaves of elongated teardrop form and a field of V-shaped marks fill the space around her. The luster decoration on the exterior consists of concentric circles amid dots and dashes. The bottom of the foot is glazed and marked with four dabs of luster.
Dimensions
4.1 x 13.7 cm (1 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
Provenance
[Mansour Gallery, London, 1975], sold; to Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood, Belmont, MA (1975-2002), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2002.
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