Bowl

The bowl, small circular, and shallow with fluted sides, has a pin that passes through its center attaching a circular disk to its inner surface. The disk rotates freely though its function is unclear. The arabesque pattern on the disk is echoed by a similar design on the exterior of the base. Along the rim of the bowl is a series of twenty engraved cartouches depicting animals and floral motifs.

Historical period(s)
Ottoman period, late 15th-early 16th century
Medium
Silver, chased and gilded
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3.3 x 10.9 x 10.9 cm (1 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 in)
Geography
Turkey
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1987.13
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Metalwork, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
flower, Ottoman period (1307 - 1922), Turkey
Provenance

Ibrahim Beyhun [1]

To 1987
Axia Art Islamique et Byzantin, London and Lichtenstein, to 1987

From 1987
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Axia Art Islamique et Byzantin, London and Lichtenstein in 1987

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Note 6 in the object record.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Axia Art Islamique et Byzantin
Ibrahim Beyhun

Description

The bowl, small circular, and shallow with fluted sides, has a pin that passes through its center attaching a circular disk to its inner surface. The disk rotates freely though its function is unclear. The arabesque pattern on the disk is echoed by a similar design on the exterior of the base. Along the rim of the bowl is a series of twenty engraved cartouches depicting animals and floral motifs.

Inscription(s)

(Glenn Lowry, 1988) On the inside of the bowl is a stamp attributed to the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II (r. 1481-1512) (Petsopoulos 1982, p. 44). On the exterior of the bowl are two small French hallmarks stamps indicating that the vessel was imported to that country after 1893.

Published References
  • Mr. Yanni Petsopoulos. Tulips, Arabesques, and Turbans: Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire. New York and London. cat. 21, p. 44.
  • Milo Cleveland Beach. Rajput Painting at Bundi and Kota. no. 32 Ascona, Switzerland. pp. 73, 75, fig. 17.
  • Nurhan Atasoy, Dr. Julian Raby. Iznik: The Pottery of Ottoman Turkey. Istanbul and London. pp. 79-81, fig. 62.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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