Medium:

Stone-paste with glaze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 14.7 x 14.5 x 1.7 cm (5 13/16 x 5 11/16 x 11/16 in)

Style:

Raqqa ware

Type:

Architectural Element

Origin:

Raqqa, Syria

Date:

11th-12th century

Description:

Tile, square; slag attachments.

Clay: soft, dense, white.

Glaze: light turquoise blue, frosted with silvery areas of partial disintegration.

Provenance:

To 1905

Kalebjian, Paris, to 1905 [1]

From 1905 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Kalebjian in 1905 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1410, as well as Voucher No. 1, October 1905,

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:

Kalebjian Frères (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

Syria  Search this

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Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1905.251

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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