Bottle
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Period
11th-12th century -
Geography
Raqqa, Syria -
Material
Glazed clay -
Dimension
H x Diam: 20 × 18.4 cm (7 7/8 × 7 1/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1905.245 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1905.245
Object Details
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Description
Bottle, of broad ovoidal form, on a bold foot; slender neck partly restored with plaster.Clay: soft, buff.Glaze: turquoise green, partly disintegrated, having a brilliant iridescence. -
Provenance
To 1905Siegfried Bing (1838-1905), Paris, to 1905 [1]From 1905 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Siegfried Bing in 1905 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1]See Voucher No. 1, October 1905, L. 1404, 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)The Peacock Room (May 2, 1923 to February 21, 2011) -
Previous custodian or owner
Siegfried Bing (1838-1905) (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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