COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.2000.57
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MMA_.2000.57
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
Metal objects produced during Ghaznavid rule in what is now Afghanistan often contain a high percentage of tin, hence their definition as "high-tin bronzes." Although this type of bronze is difficult to manipulate due to its hardness, it was favored because of its likeness to silver. The design on this bowl, with its bold central six-pointed star and pseudo-vegetal elements all around, is especially successful and refined.
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Metal objects produced during Ghaznavid rule in what is now Afghanistan often contain a high percentage of tin, hence their definition as "high-tin bronzes." Although this type of bronze is difficult to manipulate due to its hardness, it was favored because of its likeness to silver. The design on this bowl, with its bold central six-pointed star and pseudo-vegetal elements all around, is especially successful and refined.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Central Asian; Ghaznavid
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Asian; Central Asian; Ghaznavid
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Ghaznavid
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Ghaznavid
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Bowl
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Bowl
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
12th?13th century
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12th?13th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1100
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1100
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1299
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1299
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
High tin bronze, cast, hammered, chased, punched, and engraved
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High tin bronze, cast, hammered, chased, punched, and engraved
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
H. 7 1/6 in. (18 cm), Diam. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
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H. 7 1/6 in. (18 cm), Diam. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
2000.57
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2000.57
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art and Rogers Fund, 2000
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Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art and Rogers Fund, 2000
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_2000.57.tif
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MMA_.h1_2000.57.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false