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Collections

Shallow Bowl18th century

Not on view
Shallow engraved metal bowl with warm copper-brown patina, covered in dense bands of arabesque and geometric decoration with interior Arabic inscriptions

Unknown, Shallow Bowl, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Shallow Bowl
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
18th century
Medium
Brass, engraved
Dimensions
Height: 1 5/8 in. (4.13 cm); Diameter: 5 1/2 in. (13.97 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.134
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.