Detail View: The AMICA Library: Bowl
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.2000.57
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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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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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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Central Asian; Ghaznavid
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Afghanistan
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Ghaznavid
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Title:
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Bowl
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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12th?13th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1100
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Creation End Date:
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1299
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Materials and Techniques:
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High tin bronze, cast, hammered, chased, punched, and engraved
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Dimensions:
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H. 7 1/6 in. (18 cm), Diam. 1 9/16 in. (4 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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2000.57
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Credit Line:
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Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art and Rogers Fund, 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_2000.57.tif
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