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At A Glance

  • Period

    12th-13th century
  • Geography

    Iran
  • Material

    Earthenware with decoration carved through a white slip and coloring under a transparent glaze
  • Dimension

    H x W: 10.9 x 25.2 cm (4 5/16 x 9 15/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1925.8
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1925.8

Object Details

  • Description

    Bowl: deep conical with upright, slightly moulded rim; solid disk foot.
    Clay: red earthenware.
    Glaze: transparent brown; outside unglazed.
    Decoration: champleve in a white slip, showing cream color and brown under glaze.
  • Provenance

    To 1925
    Parish-Watson Company, New York, New York. [1]
    From 1925
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Parish-Watson Company, New York, New York in February 1925. [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
    [2] See note 1. Also, see sales receipt in the Accession File, Collections Management Office.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Untitled Exhibition, Persian Art (March 14, 1931 to May 5, 1933)
    Near Eastern Pottery and Persian Painting (May 2, 1923 to March 14, 1931)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Parish-Watson Company
  • Origin

    Iran
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Vessel
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