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Bowl: O.23-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Circular incised brass bowl with a flat base, with curved sides sloping inwards to the narrow, vertical rim. Made in three separate sections, comprising base, sides and rim.
The base is decorated with a quatrefoil inside a circle, surrounded by a radiating design of interlacing arabesques.
The sides are decorated with alternating oval and circular panels containing respectively inscriptions in nashki script, and a man seated on a throne flanked by two standing men wearing swords.
The rim is decorated with interlacing curved lines.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 23.2 cm
Height: 11 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

14th Century
1300 - 1399

Materials used in production

Brass (alloy)

Techniques used in production

Incising

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.23-1991
Primary reference Number: 201882
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 23 June 2015 Updated: Tuesday 15 December 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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