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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1965.490
Title
Octagonal Bowl with alternating panels of investiture scene and confronted sphinxes in relief around the exterior
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
13th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East
Period
Seljuk-Atabeg period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216338

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Fritware
Technique
Glazed-monochrome
Dimensions
13.5 x 19.2 cm (5 5/16 x 7 9/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Meta and Paul J. Sachs
Accession Year
1965
Object Number
1965.490
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Jessica Chloros, "An Investigation of Cobalt Pigment on Islamic Ceramics at the Harvard Art Museums" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 2008), Unpublished, pp. 1-41 passim

Verification Level

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