Fear Bowl (Zodiac motif)
Artist/Creator
Unknown maker (possibly from Damascus, Syria)
Title
Fear Bowl (Zodiac motif)
Date
n.d.
Medium
metal
Height
1 13/16" (exterior)
1 1/2" (interior)
3/4" (cone height)
1 1/2" (interior)
3/4" (cone height)
Width
6 1/4" (diam. widest)
1 1/2" (cone base, widest)
1 1/2" (cone base, widest)
Classification
Decorative Arts
Credit Line
Gift of Carl George, Professor Emeritus of Biology
Object Number
2018.7.2
Rights
Alternative text
Metal bowl with rim and raised central portion, also known as an omphalos. An engraved design covers both interior and exterior surfaces of the bowl. There are eleven vignettes depicting the signs of the zodiac around the exterior surface (imagery includes animals, amphibians, humans, scorpion, 2-headed human). The nterior surface is nearly blackened but covered in what appears to be a script similar to Arabic.