Deep bowl with winged griffon

Deep bowl with winged griffon. The design is carved and incised in the fine white body; covered with dark blue, green, purple and yellow glazes and set against a background of white glaze Parts of the surface glaze worn off. Broken and put together, two pieces in rim and a few minor pieces missing. Small part of the design painted in restoration.

Historical period(s)
Saljuq period, 11th-12th century
Medium
Stone-paste with carved decoration and colors in a transparent glaze
Dimensions
H x W: 8.3 x 34.4 cm (3 1/4 x 13 9/16 in)
Geography
Iran
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1947.18
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
griffin, Saljuq period (1037 - 1300), Syria
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Deep bowl with winged griffon. The design is carved and incised in the fine white body; covered with dark blue, green, purple and yellow glazes and set against a background of white glaze Parts of the surface glaze worn off. Broken and put together, two pieces in rim and a few minor pieces missing. Small part of the design painted in restoration.

Published References
  • Sekai bijutsu zenshu [A Complete Collection of World Art]. 40 vols., Tokyo, 1960-1966. pl. 73.
  • Richard Ettinghausen. Medieval Near Eastern Ceramics in the Freer Gallery of Art. Washington and Baltimore. p. 20.
  • Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary, 1947-1948. Washington. p. 45, pl. 2.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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