DepartmentAsia
Bowl for ritual food offerings
NameBowl
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Dateca 1950
Place madeSOUTHERN INDIA, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA
Mediumcopper, tin
Dimensions2 3/8 × 9 1/16 in. (6 × 23 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Miss Hester Gassett, A.1989.47.2
Object numberA.1989.47.2
DescriptionHammered, copper-plated tin with raised relief designs inside and on outside shoulder. Bowl is wide, low, rising from base to sharp-edged shoulder; then turns in until rim, which bends out. Designs include flower and leaves inside center of bowl, surrounded by narrow rows of dots, zig-zags, and chevrons. One secondary band has 8 crescent moons with vines
ca. 1930
Early-Mid 20th Century
Artist Not Recorded
Artist Not Recorded
