A glazed earthenware bowl titled "Bowl Depicting King Zahhak with Snakes Protruding from His Shoulders," 12th to 13th century. Zahhak is shown as the tyrant king of the Shahnama, the Persian Book of Kings, whose shoulders sprout serpents that must be fed a daily offering of human brains, ultimately overthrown by the smith Kaveh and the hero Faridun. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Islamic Art department, under accession 64.274.3.
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Physical Form
MediumGlazed earthenware, 12th to 13th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art 64.274.3 1 Medium (class) Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Source Bowl Depicting King Zahhak, accession 64.274.3 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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The Met's own title for this bowl names the subject outright, "King Zahhak," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
Source Bowl Depicting King Zahhak, accession 64.274.3 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Originated In
Source Bowl Depicting King Zahhak, accession 64.274.3 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. Bowl Depicting King Zahhak, accession 64.274.3 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 64.274.3
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A glazed earthenware bowl titled "Bowl Depicting King Zahhak with Snakes Protruding from His Shoulders," 12th to 13th century.
Originated In: Persia, Object record: Country
Country: Northwestern Iran
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