Medium:

Red earthenware, with a white slip and green coloring in a transparent glaze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 10.4 x 6.2 x 2.1 cm (4 1/8 x 2 7/16 x 13/16 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Iran

Date:

10th-13th century?

Provenance:

From 1934 to 1970

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

1970-71

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)

Katherine Dennis Smith (Mrs. Myron Bement Smith) (1893-1983)

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

Islam  Search this

Iran  Search this

earthenware  Search this

white slip  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Myron Bement Smith collection  Search this

Incised ware  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Accession Number:

FSC-P-6874.12

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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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:

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EDAN-URL:

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