Unknown maker (possibly from Damascus, Syria)

Fear Bowl (Zodiac motif)

n.d.

metal

1 13/16" (exterior)
1 1/2" (interior)
3/4" (cone height)

6 1/4" (diam. widest)
1 1/2" (cone base, widest)

Decorative Arts

Gift of Carl George, Professor Emeritus of Biology

2018.7.2

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.