Bowl

Small glazed conical stonepaste bowl, with rounded body and sharply inturned rim. Small, unglazed, deeply inset, ring foot. Blue-green glaze over the interior and exterior. Shallow ridges, or ribbing on the exterior.

Historical period(s)
Safavid period, 17th century
Medium
Stone-paste painted under glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 7.2 x 15.3 cm (2 13/16 x 6 in)
Geography
Iran, Sultanabad
Credit Line
Gift of Victor and Takako Hauge
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S1997.130
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
Hauge collection, Iran, Safavid period (1501 - 1722)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Small glazed conical stonepaste bowl, with rounded body and sharply inturned rim. Small, unglazed, deeply inset, ring foot. Blue-green glaze over the interior and exterior. Shallow ridges, or ribbing on the exterior.

Published References
  • Louise Allison Cort, Massumeh Farhad, Ann C. Gunter. Asian Traditions in Clay: The Hauge Gifts. Washington, 2000. cat. 46, pp. 69, 89.
  • 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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