Scarabeo, by Halima Cassell

An image of Studio Ceramics/vessel. Scarabeo. Cassell, Halima (Born 1975, Pakistan). White stoneware bowl cut from a hemisphere, the outside deeply carved with shapes that suggest organic forms. On the inside, carved shapes lead down to eight sharp points which meet in the centre of the base. The underside has sharp edges which come together to act as a near-stable base. Stoneware, hand carved, unglazed, diameter 24 cm, height 11.5 cm, 2015-2016. Acquisition Credit: Gift of Nicholas and Judith Goodison through the National Art Collections Fund.

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Studio Ceramics/vessel. Scarabeo. Cassell, Halima (Born 1975, Pakistan). White stoneware bowl cut from a hemisphere, the outside deeply carved with shapes that suggest organic forms. On the inside, carved shapes lead down to eight sharp points which meet in the centre of the base. The underside has sharp edges which come together to act as a near-stable base. Stoneware, hand carved, unglazed, diameter 24 cm, height 11.5 cm, 2015-2016. Acquisition Credit: Gift of Nicholas and Judith Goodison through the National Art Collections Fund.

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Accession Number: C.1106-2016
© Halima Cassell. Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 729 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 63.48kB
Exposure time: 1/180
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1

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21st Century carved carving contemporary craft Halima Cassell stoneware unglazed vessel white

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