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Lidded Bowl12th century

Not on view
Small globular bronze vessel with fitted lid and acorn finial, heavily patinated in olive brown and vivid turquoise-green, with incised Arabic or Persian script on the lid and an engraved bird medallion on the body

Unknown, Lidded Bowl, 12th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Lidded Bowl
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
12th century
Medium
Bronze, cast(?), and incised
Dimensions
Height: 2 3/4 in. (6.98 cm); Diameter: 2 3/4 in. (6.98 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.591a-b
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic

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