Medium:

Clay with alkaline glaze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 6 x 18.7 x 10.8 cm (2 3/8 x 7 3/8 x 4 1/4 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

15th-16th century

Period:

Ottoman period

Description:

Clay: dense, grayish.

Glaze: dark green.

Decoration: deeply incised in the paste, only upper surfaces being glazed.

Provenance:

To 1902

Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1902 [1]

From 1902 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian in 1902 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1079, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[2] See note 1.

[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

Ottoman period (1307 - 1922)  Search this

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Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1902.6

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3b7679409-5b84-4144-8436-e26550486836

EDAN-URL:

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