Bowl with Revolving Scrolls
This vessel was likely molded, then pierced with tiny holes, incised with a sequence of revolving scrolls and a plaited band, then painted and glazed. By covering the holes, the glaze creates a light-through effect. While the shape and the technique speak of a shared aesthetic with Iranian ceramics of the same period, this vessel represents a distinct development attested in 12th-century Afghanistan.
The bowl came to the Museum only in 1998 as a gift from the Mansour Gallery. It allegedly came from Bamiyan in present-day Afghanistan which has important archaeological sites dating back to the 4th–9th centuries when the town was a key Buddhist site up to the 12th century.
The bowl came to the Museum only in 1998 as a gift from the Mansour Gallery. It allegedly came from Bamiyan in present-day Afghanistan which has important archaeological sites dating back to the 4th–9th centuries when the town was a key Buddhist site up to the 12th century.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bowl with Revolving Scrolls
- Date: late 12th century
- Geography: Said to be from Afghanistan, Bamiyan
- Medium: Stonepaste; molded, pierced, incised, painted, and glazed
- Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (9.1 cm)
Max. Diam. 5 1/2 (14.0 cm) - Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Gift of the Mansour Gallery, 1998
- Object Number: 1998.371
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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