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At A Glance

  • Period

    12th-13th century?

  • Geography

    Syria

  • Material

    Stone-paste painted under glaze

  • Dimension

    H x W: 4.8 x 15 cm (1 7/8 x 5 7/8 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1903.201

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1903.201

Object Details

  • Description

    Lamp; flat circular form; spout restored.
    Clay: fairly hard, terra-cotta.
    Glaze: Turquoise green, "matte."
    Decoration: an ibex outlined in a field of pierced work.

  • Provenance

    To 1903
    Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Paris, France to 1903 [1]
    From 1903 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, Paris, in 1903 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Voucher No. 1, November 1903, and Original Pottery List, L. 1240, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    Syria

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Furniture and Furnishing

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