Medium:

Stone-paste painted with blue glaze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 20 x 19.9 x 1.9 cm (7 7/8 x 7 13/16 x 3/4 in)

Type:

Architectural Element

Origin:

Iran

Date:

12th-13th century?

Description:

Wall tile, cruciform. Glaze chipped on several edges.

Clay: soft, buff.

Glaze: deep lapis-lazuli blue, crazed; partially covered by a grayish film.

Provenance:

To 1909

Vitali Madjar, Cairo, to 1909 [1]

From 1909 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Vitali Madjar in 1909 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1968, 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:

Vitali Madjar (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

Iran  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1909.107

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:

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EDAN-URL:

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