Bowl
about A.D. 700
Medium/TechniqueGilt bronze with cast, repoussé and engraved decorations of plants, animals and mythical beasts
Dimensions20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Bain Hoyt Fund
Accession number1986.235
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenancePurchased at auction (Sotheby's London, June 10, 1986 lot #31) for the MFA by Roger Bluett & Sons, London.
581–618 A.D.
About 8th century A.D.
19th century
19th century
A.D. 522
14th century B.C.
late 5th century
late 10th–early 11th century
9th century A.D.