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Bath bowl
(وعاء حمّام)

Title	Bath bowl
Title Original	وعاء حمّام
Author	unknown
Author Original	مجهول
Publication Date:	Sixteenth - seventeenth century AD
Publication Place	- Khninko Museum
Subject	Silver, hammered, decorated with reliefs (domed decoration), cast, partly plated — Anonymous
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع : 4.5 سم القطر : 13.5 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	213 БВ
Record ID	object;EPM;uc;Mus21;35;ar
Library Location	Khninko Museum
Date	Sixteenth - seventeenth century AD
Notes	This bowl, depending on its size, material and design, was probably used as a water bowl in the hammam, a traditional Ottoman bathing place. Similar semi-spherical vessels, partially silver-plated and decorated with relief decoration, are often attributed to the production of Balkan artists in the 16th-17th century AD, and some are intended as drinking vessels for both ecclesiastical and secular uses. The Ottomans began to conquer the Balkans in the 14th century. The rich silver mines in the region formed the tradition of the late Byzantine Empire that led to the development of Ottoman silverware. A curious detail in the design of the Khninko Museum bowl is that in the center of the bowl there is a small rosette (rosette) painted and perforated and mounted on a base with 5 small cast figures of birds placed on top of it. This has led historians to believe that the piece (and the bowl itself) may have been used to sprinkle orange blossom water as a form of entertainment during bathing rituals in the hammam. The Khninko Museum owns three bowls of this type, which are slightly different in design.
Sample Text	“Bath bowl” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uc;Mus21;35;ar

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Bath bowl

(وعاء حمّام)

Author unknown

Author Original مجهول

Publication Date Sixteenth - seventeenth century AD

Publication Place - Khninko Museum

Subject Silver, hammered, decorated with reliefs (domed decoration), cast, partly plated — Anonymous

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع : 4.5 سم القطر : 13.5 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 213 БВ

Record ID object;EPM;uc;Mus21;35;ar

Library Location Khninko Museum

Date Sixteenth - seventeenth century AD

Notes This bowl, depending on its size, material and design, was probably used as a water bowl in the hammam, a traditional Ottoman bathing place. Similar semi-spherical vessels, partially silver-plated and decorated with relief decoration, are often attributed to the production of Balkan artists in the 16th-17th century AD, and some are intended as drinking vessels for both ecclesiastical and secular uses. The Ottomans began to conquer the Balkans in the 14th century. The rich silver mines in the region formed the tradition of the late Byzantine Empire that led to the development of Ottoman silverware. A curious detail in the design of the Khninko Museum bowl is that in the center of the bowl there is a small rosette (rosette) painted and perforated and mounted on a base with 5 small cast figures of birds placed on top of it. This has led historians to believe that the piece (and the bowl itself) may have been used to sprinkle orange blossom water as a form of entertainment during bathing rituals in the hammam. The Khninko Museum owns three bowls of this type, which are slightly different in design.

Sample Text “Bath bowl” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uc;Mus21;35;ar