Pitcher
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Period
11th-12th century -
Geography
Raqqa, Syria -
Material
Stone-paste decorated with glaze -
Dimension
H x W: 14.6 x 13.2 cm (5 3/4 x 5 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1910.31 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1910.31
Object Details
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Description
Mespotamian, 11th-13th centuryRaqqaPitcher, of bulbous pear form, on a high foot; loop handle. Rim broken.Clay: soft, gray.Glaze: silicious pale green, discolored, crackled and frosted with white areas of incipient disintegration; slight iridescence. -
Provenance
To 1910Vincenzo Marcopoli and Company, Aleppo, Syria, to 1910 [1]From 1910 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Vincenzo Marcopoli and Company in 1910 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2063, as well as Voucher No. 44, May 1910, 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
Vincenzo Marcopoli (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Raqqa, Syria -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
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