Bowl
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Period
late 12th-early 13th century -
Geography
Raqqa, Syria -
Material
Stone-paste painted under glaze -
Dimension
H x W: 7.6 x 26.6 cm (3 x 10 1/2 in) -
Accession Number
F1947.8 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1947.8
Object Details
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Description
Bowl with wide everted rim and ring foot decorated with a heron. Coarse whitish clay. Black decorations painted on white slip under a transparent green glaze, which is, in parts, of pearly iridesc. Broken and put together. One larger and one smaller piece of rim missing. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)Art of the Arab World (August 15, 1980 to May 13, 1981)Art of the Arab World (May 8, 1975 to August 20, 1977)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)Special Exhibition, Near Eastern Art (September 15, 1953 to February 9, 1954)Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Arts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956) -
Origin
Raqqa, Syria -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
On View
Freer Gallery 04: Engaging the Senses -
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