Bowl
- Culture
- Persian
- Period
- Sassanian period, 224–631 CE
- Date
- 5th–6th century
- Material
- Wheel-cut glass
- associated with
- Asia
- Classification
- Glassware
- Collection
- Ancient Art
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 120
- Dimensions
- 3 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (8.3 x 9.6 cm)
- Credit Line
- Funds given by Wunsch Foundation, Inc.
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 1:2005
NOTES
Glass-making in the Islamic world reflects a vibrant tradition dating from ancient times. The Romans first discovered how to blow glass on a rod, while the Iranians in late antiquity
specialized in molded glass with wheel-cut decoration. This faceted bowl from Iran’s Sasanian Empire (224-651) is one example of a wheel-cut vessel type that continued
to be made into the early Islamic period.
Provenance
1970s - 2001
Richard Wagner, West Barnstable, MA, USA [1]
2001 - 2005
Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, NY, purchased from Richard Wagner [2]
2005 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd. [3]
Notes:
[1] See collector's statement written by Richard Wagner, dated February 8, 2001 which states that Mr. Wagner had acquired the bowl in the early 1970s from the European art market. [SLAM document files].
[2] See note [1].
[3] Invoice dated August 28, 2004 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 28, 2004.
Richard Wagner, West Barnstable, MA, USA [1]
2001 - 2005
Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, NY, purchased from Richard Wagner [2]
2005 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd. [3]
Notes:
[1] See collector's statement written by Richard Wagner, dated February 8, 2001 which states that Mr. Wagner had acquired the bowl in the early 1970s from the European art market. [SLAM document files].
[2] See note [1].
[3] Invoice dated August 28, 2004 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 28, 2004.
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