Jar

Historical period(s)
12th-13th century
Medium
Stone-paste with underglaze painted decoration
Style
Raqqa ware
Dimensions
H x W: 18.2 x 9.7 cm (7 3/16 x 3 13/16 in)
Geography
Syria, Raqqa
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number
F1909.38
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Vase

Keywords
iridescence, Raqqa ware, Syria
Provenance

To 1909
Tabbagh Frères, Paris, to 1909 [1]

From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Tabbagh Frères, Paris, through the Bauer-Folsom Company, New York, in 1909 [2]

From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Voucher No. 19, February 1909, 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.

Previous Owner(s)

Tabbagh Frères (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer 1854 - 1919

Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
Rights Statement

Copyright with museum

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