Harvard Art Museums > 2002.50.70: Bowl with Standing Figure Holding a Bottle 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 Standing Figure Holding a Bottle , 2002.50.70,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/165420. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.50.70 Title Bowl with Standing Figure Holding a Bottle Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 10th century Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iraq, Basra Period Abbasid period Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/165420 Physical Descriptions Medium Buff-colored earthenware painted with luster (silver and copper) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin Technique Lusterware Dimensions 4.1 x 13.7 cm (1 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Mansour Gallery, London, 1975], sold; to Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood, Belmont, MA (1975-2002), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2002. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art Accession Year 2002 Object Number 2002.50.70 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 This small bowl, reconstructed from about ten fragments, depicts a standing female figure. Half of her head, starting at the widow’s peak, and the top portion of the implement in her raised hand are now plaster fill. The woman has long, wavy hair and wears earrings and tiraz armbands. She carries a globular bottle, which again signals the courtly enjoyment of intoxicating beverages. Leaves of elongated teardrop form and a field of V-shaped marks fill the space around her. The luster decoration on the exterior consists of concentric circles amid dots and dashes. The bottom of the foot is glazed and marked with four dabs of luster. Published Catalogue Text: In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art , written 20135 Bowl with standing figure holding a bottle Iraq, Basra, Abbasid period, 10th century Buff-colored earthenware painted with luster (silver and copper) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin 4.1 × 13.7 cm (1 5/8 × 5 3/8 in.) 2002.50.70 This small bowl, reconstructed from about ten fragments, depicts a standing female figure. Half of her head, starting at the widow’s peak, and the top portion of the implement in her raised hand are now plaster fill. Like the figure on the previous bowl (cat. 4), this woman has long, wavy hair and wears earrings and ṭirāz armbands. She carries a globular bottle, which again signals the courtly enjoyment of intoxicating beverages. Leaves of elongated teardrop form and a field of V-shaped marks fill the space around her. The luster decoration on the exterior consists of concentric circles amid dots and dashes, which can also be seen on other bowls in the collection (cats. 4, 6, and 7). The bottom of the foot is glazed and marked with four dabs of luster. Mary McWilliams Publication History Mary McWilliams, ed., In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art, exh. cat., Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2013), p. 173, cat. 5, ill. Exhibition History In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2013 - 06/01/2013 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
