Small Circular Bowl with Articulated Lip and Stylized Lotus and Wave Decor
12th century
Dimensions
H. 5.7 x Diam. 13.5 cm (2 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.)
Provenance
Wentworth Collection, London (early 20th century). Richard Bryant Hobart, Cambridge, MA (by 1963), by inheritance; to Mabel Hobart Wentworth, Washington, DC (1963–1969), sold; through [Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York (12 December 1969), sold; to David Berg, New York (1969?–1999), bequest; to Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, 1999. Notes: 1. Richard Bryant Hobart (1885–1963), Harvard College Class of 1906 2. Mabel "Muffie" Hobart Wentworth Brandon Cabot (b. 1936), daughter of Richard 3. David Berg (1904–1999)
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