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At A Glance

Period

early 13th century
Geography

Kashan, Iran
Material

Stone-paste painted under clear glaze
Dimension

H x W: 8.6 x 20.5 cm (3 3/8 x 8 1/16 in)
Accession Number

F1938.13
EDAN ID

edanmdm:fsg_F1938.13

Object Details

Description

Clay: sandy, white.

Glaze: opaque, grayish cream, crazed.

Decoration: painted in overglaze enamels, on both surfaces, including a medallion underneath the bowl. Kufic inscription.
Inscriptions

The Kufic inscription appearing in white reserve on a blue ground on the inside of the bowl is merely auspicious, without date or name. It reads:

[Arbc]

al-'izz al-dayim wa'l-iqbal al-zayid wa'l-nasr al-ghalib wa'l-farr al-gayim wa'l-jadd al-sa'id wa'l-dawla wa'l-sa'ada wa'l-salama wa'l-karama wa';-dawla wa'l-sa'ada wa'l-salama wa'l-karama wa'l-baraka wa';-dawla wa'l-baqa li-sahibih

"Eternal glory, ever-increasing good fortune, overwhelming victory, self-subsisting aura of glory, good luck, prosperity, happiness, good health, nobility, prosperity, happiness, good health, nobility, blessing, prosperity and long life to the owner."

"Eternal glory, ever-increasing good fortune, overwhelming victory, self-subsisting aura of glory, good luck, prosperity, happiness, good health, nobility, prosperity, happiness, good health, nobility, blessing, prosperity and long life to the owner."
Provenance

To 1938

Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1938 [1]

From 1938

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, New York in 1938 [2]

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Freer Gallery or Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.
Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History

Ceramics from the World of Islam (January 16, 1974 to July 1, 1974)

Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)

Near Eastern Art (June 5, 1964 to August 18, 1967)

Near Eastern Art (January 1, 1963 to August 18, 1967)

Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962)

Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts, Pottery, Metalwork, and Glass (April 12, 1955 to November 21, 1955)

Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Arts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956)

Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Ceramics and Glass (January 9, 1945 to May 1, 1945)

Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Paintings (May 1, 1945 to September 25, 1947)

Untitled Exhibition, Persian Paintings and Ceramics (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945)
Previous custodian or owner

Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951)
Origin

Kashan, Iran
Credit Line

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Type

Vessel
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