Fear Bowl (Magic square motif)
Artist/Creator
Unknown maker (possibly from Damascus, Syria)
Title
Fear Bowl (Magic square motif)
Date
n.d.
Medium
metal
Height
1 3/8" (exterior)
1 1/4" (interior)
13/16" (cone height)
1 1/4" (interior)
13/16" (cone height)
Width
6 3/8" (diam. widest)
Classification
Decorative Arts
Credit Line
Gift of Carl George, Professor Emeritus of Biology
Object Number
2018.7.3
Rights
Alternative text
Bright gold colored, metal bowl with rim and raised central portion, also known as an omphalos. The exterior surface is brighter than the interior. There are thirteen circular vignettes or cartouches around the lower exterior portion of the bowl. Four circular vignettes with script in middle of the circles appear in interior portion of the bowl.