Medium:

Stone-paste, turqouise glaze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 7 x 11 x 1.6 cm (2 3/4 x 4 5/16 x 5/8 in)

Type:

Architectural Element

Origin:

Iran

Date:

16th-17th century

Period:

Safavid period

Provenance:

From 1934 to 1970

Dr. Myron Bement Smith (1897-1970). [1]

From 1970 to 71

Mrs. Myron Bement Smith, Washington DC [2]

From 1971

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. Myron Bement Smith, Washington DC [3]

Notes:

[1] See folder sheet note dated July 26, 2006, copy in Myron Bement Smith Collection file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1. Also see correspondences between Mrs. Myron Bement Smith and the Freer Gallery of Art, copy in Myron Bement Smith Collection file, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Dr. Myron Bement Smith (1897-1970)

Mrs. Myron Bement Smith

Topic:

Islam  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift from Mrs. Myron Bement Smith, from the collection of Myron Bement Smith

Accession Number:

FSC-A-172.7

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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