Engraved Bowl
This shallow bowl, engraved with the personification of Pride in the central medallion, was used for hand washing. The central figure is surrounded by other vices, such as Jealousy, identified by Latin inscriptions, indicating the moralizing nature of the decoration. Such bowls were often produced in pairs, and this one would likely have been paired with a bowl depicting personifications of virtue. It belongs to a large group of surviving bowls, known as Hansa bowls, made in northern and western Germany, Scandinavia, and England during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Artwork Details
- Title: Engraved Bowl
- Date: ca. 1130
- Culture: Netherlandish
- Medium: Copper alloy, wrought
- Dimensions: Overall: 10 7/16 x 1 7/8 in. (26.5 x 4.8 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
- Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1965
- Object Number: 65.89
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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South Netherlandish
ca. 1150–75
North German
ca. 1200
North German
ca. 1350
North German
ca. 1350
German
ca. 1250
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