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Medium:
Stone-paste painted under and over glaze with enamel (mina'i)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 5.7 x 2.8 x 3.9 cm (2 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1 9/16 in)
Type:
Unclassified
Origin:
Iran
Date:
early 13th century
Period:
Saljuq period
Provenance:
From 1950s – 2001
Mr. and Mrs. Laurance P. Roberts, acquired in the 1950s from Iran. [1]
From 2001
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Laurance P. Roberts, Baltimore, Maryland. [2]
Notes:
[1] Acquired by donors in the 1950s during a visit to Iran.
[2] See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.
Collection:
Freer Study Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Mr. and Mrs. Laurance P. Roberts
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)  Search this
Iran  Search this
Sphinx  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
stone-paste  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Laurance P. Roberts
Accession Number:
FSC-P-4791
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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/ye3bab5951b-132d-4276-9329-5b4142829e77
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-4791