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Water flask, 17th century. India. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Louis E, and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art, Alastair B. Martin and Nathaniel Spear, Jr. Gifts, 1992 (1992.50).
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Courtly Radiance: Metalwork from Islamic India
September 25, 2001–May 5, 2002
The Hagop Kevorkian Fund Special Exhibitions Gallery, Islamic Art, 2nd floor
The craft of metalwork in India gave splendid form to many functional and decorative objects, drawing inspiration from a rich heritage within India as well as the larger Islamic world. This exhibition includes approximately 25 examples of gold, silver, bronze, copper, and other metals fashioned into vessels, objects of daily and ceremonial use, and sculptural forms. These objects, dating primarily from the 16th and 17th centuries and representing both Mughal and Deccan metalwork traditions, reveal a rich variety of technical and decorative effects.
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