Bowl-shaped box
Bowl of brass, formed by hammering and then chased. With decoration and four panels of poetic inscriptions
Maker
(metalworker)
1475-1525
1475-1525
Title
Bowl-shaped box
Bowl of brass, formed by hammering and then chased. With decoration and four panels of poetic inscriptions
Bowl of brass, formed by hammering and then chased. With decoration and four panels of poetic inscriptions
Date of Production
(late 15th - early 16th century) 1475 - 1525
Medium
medium : material : brass & silver inlay
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.200.1
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
On display
Keywords
Related Works
Label Text
This bowl’s decoration invites the viewer to marvel at its form and wonder at its making. Its inscription speaks to the link between beauty and divine virtue: ‘He who contemplates my beauty will find me a delight to the eye; I have a form which includes all the essence of good.’
يناري نيعلا ةهزن يلامج يف انعمت نم يناعملا لك ىوح دق ريخلا نم زارط يل
The absence of a dedication to a patron suggests it was made for the open market.
The objects in The Courtauld’s collection of Islamic metalwork were made in the Middle East and North Africa between around 1250 and 1500. Such pieces were prized for their superb craftsmanship.
Metalworkers from present-day Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Syria and Turkey perfected the technique of inlaying silver into sheets of hammered and chased (indented) brass. Calligraphic inscriptions, geometric patterns and images of hunters and musicians were popular decorations for these luxury objects.
يناري نيعلا ةهزن يلامج يف انعمت نم يناعملا لك ىوح دق ريخلا نم زارط يل
The absence of a dedication to a patron suggests it was made for the open market.
The objects in The Courtauld’s collection of Islamic metalwork were made in the Middle East and North Africa between around 1250 and 1500. Such pieces were prized for their superb craftsmanship.
Metalworkers from present-day Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Syria and Turkey perfected the technique of inlaying silver into sheets of hammered and chased (indented) brass. Calligraphic inscriptions, geometric patterns and images of hunters and musicians were popular decorations for these luxury objects.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
Islamic Metalwork Touring Highlights Exhibition, Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, 27/09/2019-12/01/2020; Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford, 18/01/2020-20/09/2020; Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford, 10/09/2020-10/01/2021; Holburne Museum, Bath, 17/05/2021-01/08/2021
Inscriptions
Inscription: European heraldic tilting shields (left blank) :
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