Bowl

Large, dark blue glazed stonepaste bowl, with the lower body rising up steeply to a slight carination. The sides are almost vertical and the rim flares outward. The edge of the rim is punctuated by 5 pointed projections, below which a crosshatched ridge of clay descends down the exterior. Small clay florets are attached to the upper sides in between the clay ridges on the exterior. Glazed inside and out, with the glaze descending down to the lower body, leaving the lower body and high ring foot unglazed.

Historical period(s)
12th century
Medium
Stone-paste painted with glaze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 12.4 x 20 x 20 cm (4 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in)
Geography
Iran
Credit Line
Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S1997.119
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
Hauge collection, Iran
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Large, dark blue glazed stonepaste bowl, with the lower body rising up steeply to a slight carination. The sides are almost vertical and the rim flares outward. The edge of the rim is punctuated by 5 pointed projections, below which a crosshatched ridge of clay descends down the exterior. Small clay florets are attached to the upper sides in between the clay ridges on the exterior. Glazed inside and out, with the glaze descending down to the lower body, leaving the lower body and high ring foot unglazed.

Published References
  • Louise Allison Cort, Massumeh Farhad, Ann C. Gunter. Asian Traditions in Clay: The Hauge Gifts. Washington, 2000. cat. 39, pp. 73, 88.
  • Thomas Lawton, Thomas W. Lentz. Beyond the Legacy: Anniversary Acquisitions for the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. vol. 1 Washington, 1998. pp. 134-137.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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