Bowl with Figural Imagery

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 455

This hammered and turned brass bowl holds six circular medallions depicting figural scenes inlaid in gold, silver, and a black compound. In between each of these medallions is a section of a continuous inscription in muhaqqaq and kufic scripts that includes good wishes to the owner and declarations of the glory of God. Engraved fish and waterfowl on the interior suggest that the bowl may once have been used to hold water.

Bowl with Figural Imagery, Brass; hammered and turned, engraved, and inlaid with gold, silver, and black compound

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Bowl with Figural Imagery, Brass; hammered and turned, engraved, and inlaid with gold, silver, and black compound
Bowl with Figural Imagery, Brass; hammered and turned, engraved, and inlaid with gold, silver, and black compound
Bowl with Figural Imagery, Brass; hammered and turned, engraved, and inlaid with gold, silver, and black compound
Bowl with Figural Imagery, Brass; hammered and turned, engraved, and inlaid with gold, silver, and black compound

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