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Medium:
Stone-paste decorated with lustre on a deep blue ground
Dimensions:
H x W: 11.4 x 21.3 cm (4 1/2 x 8 3/8 in)
Style:
Sultanabad ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
late 14th century
Period:
Il-Khanid dynasty
Description:
Bowl, deep inverted cone form.
Clay: soft, buff.
Glaze: dee brilliant lapis-lazuli blue, iridescent areas of partial disintegration.
Decoration: in olive-brown lustre, over glaze.
Inscriptions:
On the outer edge is a band of ornamentation consisting of vertical strokes crudely simulated certain Arabic letters.
Provenance:
To 1910
Tabbagh Frères, Paris, to 1910 [1]
From 1910 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Tabbagh Frères in 1910 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1977, 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:
Tabbagh Frères (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
iridescence  Search this
ceramic  Search this
Sultanabad ware  Search this
Il-Khanid dynasty (1256 - 1353)  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
lustre  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
stone-paste  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1910.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/ye38dc4dfa1-72b1-4305-acdf-7fb28ad8aa09
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1910.8