Art in an Early Global World at WAM: A WAM/College of the Holy Cross CollaborationMain MenuAmanda Luyster17d39c1ecea88fb7ff282fe74a410b89478b8327Created by the Worcester Art Museum and the College of the Holy Cross, with the Worcester Public Schools AP Art History class of 2024. Financial support provided by the Medieval Academy of America and "Scholarship in Action" at Holy Cross.
Why was this bowl made, and how was it used?
12024-03-28T13:31:13-07:00Richard Lent3e723f35a685aebf07b8b602f188f085f3fa0c8f448011plain2024-03-28T13:31:13-07:00Richard Lent3e723f35a685aebf07b8b602f188f085f3fa0c8fBy: Mary Powell '24
This bowl has the dimensions: 4 x 8 1/4 inches. For context, that is about the size of a small bowl. A bowl of this size would have been used for eating smaller meals or snacks such as fruit or nuts. Serving prepared food in these types of bowls were the most common. Bowls of this design of curved walls are typical for this period.
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12024-03-28T13:30:32-07:00Richard Lent3e723f35a685aebf07b8b602f188f085f3fa0c8fBowl with Birds and Animals (1913.17)Amanda Luyster2plain2024-04-06T11:15:50-07:00Amanda Luyster17d39c1ecea88fb7ff282fe74a410b89478b8327
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12024-03-28T13:30:39-07:00WAM 1913.17 Bowl1Lusterware bowl, from Rayy (Iran), thirteenth century. Ceramic (7.9 × 20.3 cm). Worcester Art Museum, 1913.17. Side viewplain2024-03-28T13:30:39-07:00
12024-03-28T13:31:13-07:00WAM 1913.17 Bowl1Lusterware bowl, from Rayy (Iran), thirteenth century. Ceramic (7.9 × 20.3 cm). Worcester Art Museum, 1913.17. Top viewplain2024-03-28T13:31:13-07:00
