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At A Glance

  • Period

    1250-1300
  • Geography

    Rayy, Iran
  • Material

    Stone-paste painted over turquoise glaze with gold
  • Dimension

    H x W: 15.6 x 10.4 cm (6 1/8 x 4 1/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1908.165
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1908.165

Object Details

  • Description

    Tile, polygonal.
    Clay: soft, white.
    Glaze: deep lapis-lazuli blue.
    Decoration: modeled in the paste in low relief and enhanced by gold, white, and red, over glaze.
  • Provenance

    To 1908
    Mirza Ali Asgare Tabrizi, Istanbul, to 1908 [1]
    From 1908 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Mirza Ali Asgare Tabrizi in 1908 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1821, 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
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Mirza Ali Asgare Tabrizi (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    Rayy, Iran
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Architectural Element
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