Footed bowl with cover

Object Details

• Description

  Footed bowl (a) with cover (b), gilding with red outlines and richly enamelled with red, blue, green, white and yellow colors forming floral and animal designs, much of it in Chinese style.

• 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)

  Ancient Glass (May 26, 1982 to June 25, 1982)

  Art of the Mamluks (May 14, 1981 to May 25, 1982)

  Art of the Arab World (August 15, 1980 to May 13, 1981)

  Art of the Arab World (May 8, 1975 to August 20, 1977)

  Near Eastern Art (June 15, 1973 to May 7, 1975)

  Glass Exhibition, in honor of VI International Congress on Glass (July 4, 1962 to December 3, 1962)

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

• Origin

  Syria

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

• On View

  Freer Gallery 03: Engaging the Senses

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1300s

• Topic

  Art, Mamluk period (1250 - 1517), Unicorn, Arts of the Islamic World, Phoenix, Griffin, Eagles, Flowers, Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

• Culture

  Muslims, Syrians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)

• On View

  Yes