Medium:

Stone-paste with underglaze and overglaze decoration and gold

Dimensions:

H x W: 8.1 x 20.4 cm (3 3/16 x 8 1/16 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Iran

Date:

late 12th-early 13th

Period:

Saljuq period

Description:

Persian, Seljuk, late 12th -early 13th century.

Bowl: Deep semi-globular; bold basal ring. Broken and repaired.

Clay: soft, white.

Glaze: white tin, with evidences of incipient disintegration.

Decoration: painted in blue, violet, red, and black over glaze with additional details in relief, gilded.

Provenance:

To 1925

Parish-Watson Company, New York. [1]

From 1925

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Parish-Watson Company, New York in Feb. 1925. [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1. Also, see sales receipt in the Accession File, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Ceramics from the World of Islam (January 16, 1974 to July 1, 1974)

Untitled Exhibition, Persian Paintings and Ceramics (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945)

Untitled Exhibition, Shahnama and Chinese Art (March 24, 1930 to May 5, 1933)

Near Eastern Pottery and Persian Painting (May 2, 1923 to March 14, 1931)

Previous custodian or owner:

Parish-Watson Company

Topic:

Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)  Search this

Iran  Search this

musician  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1925.4

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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EDAN-URL:

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