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Medium:
Stone-paste painted under glaze
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 34.8 x 34.5 x 4.7 cm (13 11/16 x 13 9/16 x 1 7/8 in)
Style:
Raqqa ware
Type:
Architectural Element
Origin:
Raqqa, Syria
Date:
late12th-early 13th century
Description:
Clay: soft, buff.
Glaze: turquoise-green, crackled, almost completely covered by an iridescent patina of partial disintegration.
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. 1857, 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:
iridescence  Search this
ceramic  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:
F1908.175
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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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/ye3a4b660fa-1a29-41da-810b-c222f5ee18df
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1908.175