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Medium:
Stone-paste painted underglaze
Dimensions:
H x W: 66.2 x 42.7 cm (26 1/16 x 16 13/16 in)
Style:
Raqqa ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Raqqa, Syria
Date:
12th-13th century
Description:
Jar, large ovoidal, with three large open handles.
Clay: soft, sandy, white.
Glaze: deep turquoise blue, with largely covered by a greenish gray encrustation displaying a pale golden iridescence.
Decoration: ornaments in applied relief.
Provenance:
To 1914
Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1914 [1]
From 1914 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, New York in 1914 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Voucher No. 5, July 1914, L. 2408, 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
Exhibition History:
Freer’s Global Network: Artists, Collectors, and Dealers (October 15, 2022 - ongoing)
Near Eastern Pottery and Persian Painting (May 2, 1923 to March 14, 1931)
Previous custodian or owner:
Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
iridescence
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1914.58
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 09: Freer’s Global Network
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
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/ye3d88c1da8-6b14-46a6-81fb-4501e9aa8311
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1914.58
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