Medium:

Stone-paste painted under glaze

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 14.2 × 19.1 cm (5 9/16 × 7 1/2 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Iran

Date:

1169-1233

Period:

Saljuq period

Description:

Bowl, octagonal; bold spreading foot; broken and repaired.

Clay: soft, buff.

Glaze: light, turquoise green.

Decoration: stamped (or moulded) in the paste; panels contain an investiture scene and confronted sphinxes; a border, running lines.

Provenance:

To 1906

Kalebjian, to 1906 [1]

From 1906 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Kalebjian in 1906 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. Also see Original Pottery List, L. 1459, 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

Exhibition History:

The Peacock Room Comes to America [2022] (September 3, 2022 - ongoing)

The Peacock Room Comes to America [2017-2019] (October 14, 2017 to January 2, 2019)

The Peacock Room Comes to America [2011-2016] (April 9, 2011 to January 4, 2016)

Ceramics from the World of Islam (January 16, 1974 to July 1, 1974)

Previous custodian or owner:

Kalebjian Frères (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)  Search this

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1906.40

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

On View:

Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

The Story of the Beautiful

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye363d94a87-a192-4723-b2f4-5e5a59155048

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1906.40