Bowl with Standing Figure Holding a Bottle
| Artist | |
| Name | Unknown |
| Basic Info | |
| Period | Abbasid period |
| Created in | Middle East, Iraq, Basra |
| Century | 10th century |
| Dimensions | 4.1 x 13.7 cm (1 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.) |
| Harvard Museum | |
| Department | Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art |
| Division | Asian and Mediterranean Art |
| Contact | am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu |
Context
5 Bowl with standing figure holding a bottle Iraq, Basra, Abbasid period, 10th century Buff-colored earthenware painted with luster (silver and copper) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin 4.1 × 13.7 cm (1 5/8 × 5 3/8 in.) 2002.50.70 This small bowl, reconstructed from about ten fragments, depicts a standing female figure. Half of her head, starting at the widow’s peak, and the top portion of the implement in her raised hand are now plaster fill. Like the figure on the previous bowl (cat. 4), this woman has long, wavy hair and wears earrings and ṭirāz armbands. She carries a globular bottle, which again signals the courtly enjoyment of intoxicating beverages. Leaves of elongated teardrop form and a field of V-shaped marks fill the space around her. The luster decoration on the exterior consists of concentric circles amid dots and dashes, which can also be seen on other bowls in the collection (cats. 4, 6, and 7). The bottom of the foot is glazed and marked with four dabs of luster. Mary McWilliams
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art