Medium:

Stone-paste painted under glaze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 34.4 x 34.5 x 3.8 cm (13 9/16 x 13 9/16 x 1 1/2 in)

Style:

Raqqa ware

Type:

Architectural Element

Origin:

Raqqa, Syria

Date:

late 12th-early 13th century

Period:

Abbasid period

Description:

Clay: soft, coarse, buff.

Glaze: turquoise green. Areas of iridescence and of partial disintegration.

Provenance:

To 1908

M. Baroody, Beirut, to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from M. Baroody in 1908 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1769, as well as Journal Voucher No. 2, December 1908, 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:

M. Baroody (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

iridescence  Search this

ceramic  Search this

Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this

Syria  Search this

Raqqa ware  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

stone-paste  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1908.120

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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