Object Details
- Description
- Clay: fine, buff-colored earthenware.
- Glaze: clear turquoise; silvery iridescent decay.
- Decoration: painted in cobalt blue underglaze.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Near Eastern Ceramics (May 10, 1985 to September 3, 1985)
- Near Eastern Ceramics (June 24, 1982 to September 23, 1982)
- Near Eastern Ceramics (May 14, 1981 to May 10, 1985)
- Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)
- Ceramics from the World of Islam (January 16, 1974 to July 1, 1974)
- 2500 Years of Persian Art—Paintings, Pottery (February 10, 1972 to June 15, 1973)
- Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- early 13th century
- Period
- Saljuq period
- Accession Number
- F1967.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Stone-paste painted underglaze
- Dimensions
- H x W: 22.9 x 8.5 cm (9 x 3 3/8 in)
- Origin
- Iran
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- iridescence
- ceramic
- elephant
- Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)
- Iran
- Arts of the Islamic World
- stone-paste
- Record ID
- fsg_F1967.26
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f34f27ec-8515-4e40-b40f-749b6083775b
