Metal bowl with hammered and incised decoration
8th-9th century
Description
High tin bronze bowls with geometric decoration have been found throughout Afghanistan and eastern Iran. The pearl motif which has been punched into this bowl was used in the pre-Islamic era and continued in popularity for centuries. The bevelled hexagons with circular depressions seen on this bowl are also to be found on Sasanian glass. The fish inside the bowl indicate that it was used to hold water; this device continued for centuries and can be seen in several later objects in the gallery. Notes from the Glory and Prosperity exhibition, Feb - June 2002.
Dimensions
23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Related Artworks
View MoreEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseChangsha ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over white slip and underglaze decoration painted in iron-brown and copper-green pigments, the rim with touches of iron-brown. From the kilns at Tongguan, Changsha, Hunan province.
9th centuryChineseTerracotta
EuropeanGrayish brown agate with dark brown mottles
19th centuryChineseCeramic
20th centuryGermanSilver
18th centuryBritishSilver
18th centuryAmericanTerracotta
2nd century BCEGreekCast bronze
ChineseSilver
18th-19th centuryFrenchCeramic
18th centuryJapanesePale green glass
1st-3rd century CERoman