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Turquoise Bowl with Lute Player and Audience

late 12th–early 13th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 453
A large assembly with an audience of ten people, or singers, surrounding the ’ud-player is depicted on this turquoise bowl. Bowls of fruit suggest the festive nature of the event.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Turquoise Bowl with Lute Player and Audience
  • Date: late 12th–early 13th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran
  • Medium: Stonepaste; glazed (opaque monochrome), in-glaze- and overglaze-painted, gilded
  • Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
    Diam. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
    Wt. 12.3 oz. (348.7 g)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Henry G. Leberthon Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wallace Chauncey, 1957
  • Object Number: 57.61.16
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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