Fragmentary Bowl
| Artist | |
| Name | Unknown |
| Basic Info | |
| Period | Samanid period |
| Created in | Middle East, Iran or Central Asia |
| Century | 10th century |
| Dimensions | 7.2 x 23.4 cm (2 13/16 x 9 3/16 in.) |
| Harvard Museum | |
| Department | Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art |
| Division | Asian and Mediterranean Art |
| Contact | am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu |
Context
134 Fragmentary bowl Modern assemblage from fragments attributed to eastern Iran or Central Asia, Samanid period, 10th century Reddish earthenware covered in white slip and painted with red (iron) and black (manganese and iron) under clear lead glaze 7.2 × 23.4 cm (2 13/16 × 9 3/16 in.) 2002.50.90 This bowl is a modern pastiche, pieced together from fragments of eleven different vessels, all probably dating to the Samanid period.[1] The reconstruction has given the bowl an uncharacteristically squat profile. The inscription, recomposed from a hodgepodge of fragments, is indecipherable. Heavy overpainting that formerly disguised the joins between unrelated fragments has been removed. Mary McWilliams [1] See, in this catalogue, the essay by Anthony B. Sigel, “History in Pieces: Conservation Issues in Islamic Ceramics,” 37–49.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art