Harvard Art Museums > 1979.360: Bowl with inscriptions and courtly scenes in roundels Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Bowl with inscriptions and courtly scenes in roundels (Unknown Artist) , 1979.360,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 03, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216152. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1979.360 People Unknown Artist Title Bowl with inscriptions and courtly scenes in roundels Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1300-1325 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Shiraz Period Muzaffarid period Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216152 Physical Descriptions Medium Hammered brass, incised and inlaid with silver (now mostly lost) Technique Inlaid Dimensions 14 x 28 cm (5 1/2 x 11 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Translation (under the rim): "Glory, prosperity, blessings, // majesty, splendor, virtues, // munificence, knowledge, clemency, works, // doing well, and perfection." (Under the waist): "Glory to our master, the greatest king, the great sultan, the knowledgable and the just one, the warrior, the frontier guardian, the one assisted from the heavens, the one victorious over the enemies, the heir to the kingdom of Solomon, the most just of Sultans."Inscription (in Arabic, under the rim): "al-`izz wa'l-iqbâl wa'n-ni`am wa // I-jadd wa'l-majd wa'l-afdâl wa // I-karam wa'l-`ilm wa'l-hilm wa'l-a`mâl // wa'l-ijmâl wa'l-ikmâl wa." (In Arabic, around the waist): "`Izz li-mawlânâ al-malik // al-a`zam al-sultân // al-mu`azzam al-`âlim al-`âdil // wa'l-mujâhid al-murâbit // al-mu'ayyad min al-samâ' al-muzaffar `alâ // al-a`z[â] w[â]rith-i mulk-i Sulaymân a`dal Salâ..." Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer Accession Year 1979 Object Number 1979.360 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The shape of this bowl, the fish swimming on the inside (which indicate the bowl was used to hold water), the frieze of running animals just under the rim, the fretwork background, the princely scenes in roundels, and the pointed fringe near the base are all characteristic of the workshops of 14th century Shiraz. Some of these bowls were made for specific rulers, but most (including this one) have Arabic inscriptions glorifying an unnamed sultan and calling him the "inheritor of the kingdom of Solomon." Notes from the Glory and Prosperity exhibition, Feb - June 2002. Exhibition History Arabesque, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/01/1990 - 03/24/1991 Overlapping Realms: Arts of the Islamic World and India, 900-1900, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 12/02/2006 - 03/23/2008 Beyond the Surface: Scientific Approaches to Islamic Metalwork, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/21/2011 - 06/01/2013 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
