Lobed Bowl with Harpies
Lobed Bowl with Harpies
Period
Seljuq Period
1037 - 1194
Place of OriginProbably Kashan, Iran
DateLate 12th-early 13th century
DimensionsHeight: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Rim (Diameter): 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Base (Diameter): 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Rim (Diameter): 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Base (Diameter): 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
MediumGlazed earthenware with enamel decoration.
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1941.19
Not on View
Collections
Exhibition History- Decorative Arts
London, Royal Academy, International Exhibition of Persian Art, London, 1931, #180 P.
Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Persian Art Before and After the Mongol Conquest, 1959, no. 80.
Label TextThe lobed form of this bowl is also found in Islamic metalwork and glass. Two harpies, mythical birdwomen, appear at the center of the bowl.
13th century
13th century
Late 13th century
about 1100-1200
1100-1299
13th century
13th century
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