Medium:

Stone-paste painted under glaze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 35.1 x 34.5 x 4.7 cm (13 13/16 x 13 9/16 x 1 7/8 in)

Style:

Raqqa ware

Type:

Architectural Element

Origin:

Raqqa, Syria

Date:

11th-12th century

Description:

Clay: soft, buff.

Glaze: turquoise green and blue, largely lost under areas of partial disintegration, having a rich iridescence.

Provenance:

To 1908

Aziez Khayat, New York to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Aziez Khayat in 1908 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Voucher No. 33, October 1908, as well as Original Pottery List, L. 1856, 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:

Aziez Khayat (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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Syria  Search this

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Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1908.174

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

National Museum of Asian Art

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EDAN-URL:

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