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At A Glance

On View
  • Period

    12th-13th century
  • Geography

    Syria
  • Material

    Stone-paste painted under clear-glaze
  • Dimension

    H x W: 7.5 x 25.9 cm (2 15/16 x 10 3/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1942.5
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1942.5

Object Details

  • Description

    Clay: sandy, buff-white.
    Glaze: silicious, transparent greenish-white; areas of a pearly iridescence due to decay.
    Decoration: painted in brown lustre; spots of turquoise-green; inscriptions in naskhi, partly obliterated.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    The Peacock Room Comes to America [2022] (September 3, 2022 - ongoing)
    Art of the Arab World (August 15, 1980 to May 13, 1981)
    Art of the Arab World (May 8, 1975 to August 20, 1977)
    Ceramics from the World of Islam (January 16, 1974 to July 1, 1974)
  • Origin

    Syria
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Vessel
  • On View

    Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
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