5 fragments of Syrian enameled glass

Object Details

• Provenance

  To 1962

  Fahim Kouchakji, New York. [1]

  From 1962

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Fahim Kouchakji, New York. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Fahim Kouchakji

• Origin

  Syria

• Credit Line

  Gift of Fahim Kouchakji

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

  CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1200s, 1300s

• Name

  Fahim Kouchakji

• Topic

  Art, Arts of the Islamic World, Enamel and enameling, Blow molding, Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE), Glassblowing

• Culture

  Muslims, Syrians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)