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At A Glance

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  • Period

    14th century or later
  • Geography

    Raqqa, Syria
  • Material

    Stone-paste painted under glaze
  • Dimension

    H x Diam: 5.2 × 21.8 cm (2 1/16 × 8 9/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1905.240
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1905.240

Object Details

  • Description

    Dish, shallow, with a wide rim, and bold basal ring. Broken and repaired. Clay: soft, buff-white. Glaze: silicious cream-colored, showing a high iridesdescence; partly disintegrated. Decoration: an inscription painted in blue, under glaze.
  • Inscriptions

    On the inside an Arabic inscription [Arb] "Aggressive power." The script is cursive.
  • Provenance

    To 1905
    Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Paris, France to 1905 [1]
    From 1905 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, Paris, in 1905 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Voucher No. 1, October 1905, and Original Pottery List, L. 1395, 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.
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Voucher No. 1, October 1905, and Original Pottery List, L. 1398, 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

    The Peacock Room Comes to America [2022] (September 3, 2022 - ongoing)
    The Peacock Room Comes to America [2017-2019] (October 14, 2017 to January 2, 2019)
    The Peacock Room Comes to America [2011-2016] (April 9, 2011 to January 4, 2016)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    Raqqa, Syria
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Vessel
  • On View

    Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
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