Harvard Art Museums > 1979.353: Bucket 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"Bucket , 1979.353,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216090. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1979.353 Title Bucket Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 10th-11th century Places Creation Place: Africa, Egypt Period Fatimid period Culture Egyptian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216090 Physical Descriptions Medium Metal Technique Cast Dimensions 11.5 x 15 cm (4 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer Accession Year 1979 Object Number 1979.353 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 bucket has incised decorative motifs characteristic of Fatimid artworks in metal and other media: palmette scrolls, in a band just below the rim, and benedictory inscriptions in a floriated Kufic script in the lower band. The hole in the handle would have held a pin surmounted by a ring so that the bucket could be suspended. The handle is attached to the bucket by swivel pins; one of the original pins is intact, but the one on the left is a modern replacement. Notes from the Glory and Prosperity exhibition, Feb - June 2002. Exhibition History The Heritage of Islam, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, 03/03/1982 - 05/30/1982; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, 07/10/1982 - 09/30/1982; Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 02/26/1983 - 04/24/1983; National Museum of Natural History, Washington, 06/01/1983 - 09/05/2003 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
