string(22) "edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-4109" Sherd, tan body, black slip on upper surface only; black and blue underglaze - National Museum of Asian Art
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Sherd, tan body, black slip on upper surface only; black and blue underglaze

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At A Glance

  • Period

    323-30 BCE

  • Geography

    Italy

  • Material

    Earthenware Slip-painted

  • Dimension

    H x W (overall): 7.5 x 6.6 cm (2 15/16 x 2 5/8 in)

  • Accession Number

    FSC-P-4109

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-4109

Object Details

  • Provenance

    Found at Paestum, a Greek coastal settlement in Campania, southwest Italy. [1]
    From ? to 1992
    Dorothy Shepherd Payer (1916-1992). [2]
    1992
    Estate of Dorothy Shepherd Payer. [3]
    From 1992 to 1993
    Mary Slusser, Washington, DC, by inheritance from the estate of her sister, Dorothy Shepherd Payer. [4]
    From 1993
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mary Slusser, Washington, DC [5]
    Notes:
    [1] See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.
    [2] See object file, Collections Management Office.
    [3] See note 2.
    [4] See Deed of Gift, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.
    [5] See note 4.

  • Collection

    Freer Study Collection

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Dorothy Shepherd Payer (1916-1992)
    Estate of Dorothy Shepherd Payer
    Dr. Mary Shepherd Slusser (American, 1918-2017)

  • Origin

    Italy

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary Slusser in memory of Dorothy Shepherd Payer

  • Type

    Vessel

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