The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Two Bowls Inscribed, "Happiness"

Art Object

Collecting Turkmen Jewelry: The Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection

In conjunction with the exhibition Turkmen Jewelry from the Collection of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf (on view October 9, 2012, through February 24, 2013), Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf discuss their collecting practices and connection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the first few pieces that grew into a large collection of traditional Turkmen jewelry, the couple's appreciation for the jewelry has followed them for decades and allowed them to develop unique insights into the practice of collecting.

The exhibition is made possible by the Hagop Kevorkian Fund.

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Two Bowls Inscribed, "Happiness"

Object Name:: Bowl
Date:: 9th–10th century
Geography:: Uzbekistan, Samarqand; Iran, Nishapur
Medium:: Earthenware; white slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze
Dimensions:: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) D. 9 13/16 in. (25 cm) D. of Base: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1939
Accession Number:: 39.40.7

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Provenance

1938, excavated at Qanat Tepe in Nishapur, Iran by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's expedition; 1939, acquired by the Museum in the division of finds
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What
Ceramics (29,330)

Clay (23,631)

Pottery (12,858)

Earthenware (6,695)

Glaze (5,162)

Bowls (5,013)

Slip (1,253)
Where
Asia (68,072)

Uzbekistan (112)

Samarqand (48)
When
A.D. 500-1000 (6,679)
In the Museum
Islamic Art (12,561)
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Central and North Asia, 500–1000 A.D.
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