Bowl With Musicians in a Garden

late 12th–early 13th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 453
Checkerboard cypresses, a stylized canopy, and a flying bird on this luster bowl symbolize the garden pavilion where two women play the lute and possibly sing. They sport tattooed hands and wear earrings, drop-shaped diadems, and dresses ornamented with harpies and scrolls, which aid in the evocation of a luxurious setting.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bowl With Musicians in a Garden
  • Date: late 12th–early 13th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran
  • Medium: Stonepaste; glazed in opaque white, luster-painted
  • Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
    Diam. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
    Wt. 16.5 oz. (467.8 g)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Horace Havemeyer, 1956
  • Object Number: 56.185.13
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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