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Three-Footed Bowl

8th–9th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 451
The basic shape of this glass vessel also appears in pottery produced at the time. The three flat coils running down the sides of the vessel, as well as the three feet, were applied after the basic shape of the bowl had been achieved.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Three-Footed Bowl
  • Date: 8th–9th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Iraq or Syria
  • Medium: Glass, greenish-blue; blown, applied handles, feet, and trails
  • Dimensions: H. 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
    Gr. diam. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.173.2
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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