Detail View: The AMICA Library: Bowl with Fish
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.2000.322
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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The slyly smiling fish swimming among the reeds was drawn with a sure hand into the white slip covering the interior of the bowl and then covered?again, only on the interior?with a clear glaze. The fish represents a food popular in Byzantium, and large fish were often offered as important gifts. The inventive economy of line and the sense of humor found in this drawing rarely survive in Byzantine art , and then most often on humble ceramics like this one.
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Byzantine
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Title:
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Bowl with Fish
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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1000s?1200s
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Creation Start Date:
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1000
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Creation End Date:
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1299
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Materials and Techniques:
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Terracotta, white slip, and transparent glaze
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Dimensions:
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Diam. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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2000.322
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Christopher C. Grisanti and Suzanne P. Fawbush, 2000
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_2000.322.tif
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