Silver gilt bowl
Elaborate bowls and vessels were highly valued in ancient Near Eastern society. During the pre-Achaemenid, Achaemenid, Seleucid and Parthian periods, examples made of bronze, silver, gold, and clay were used throughout a vast area extending both to the east and west of Iran. In the later periods the monetary value of many silver vessels was calculable in part according to the corresponding coin weights. Floral and vegetal decorative motifs were popular: this elegant silver gilt bowl is decorated with a chased interior concentric pattern and a central multi-petalled rosette within a wreath, encircled by a floral scroll and wave-patterned bands.
Artwork Details
- Title: Silver gilt bowl
- Period: Parthian
- Date: ca. 3rd–1st century BCE
- Geography: Iran (?)
- Culture: Parthian
- Medium: Silver gilt
- Dimensions: 11 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 2 13/16 in. (29.2 × 29.2 × 7.1 cm)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1990
- Object Number: 1990.228
- Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art
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Parthian
ca. 1st century BCE
Iran
ca. 7th–6th century BCE
Achaemenid
ca. 5th century BCE
Achaemenid
ca. 465–424 BCE
Iran
ca. 10th–8th century BCE
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