Medium:

Stone-paste painted colorless glaze

Dimensions:

H x W: 21 x 21.3 cm (8 1/4 x 8 3/8 in)

Style:

Sultanabad ware

Type:

Architectural Element

Origin:

Iran

Date:

early 14th century

Period:

Il-Khanid dynasty

Description:

Eight-pointed star tile.

Paste: off-white.

Glaze: transparent.

Decoration: underglaze painted in blue and turquoise; overglaze painted in brownish-gold luster.

Contains inscriptions.

Inscriptions:

1. (Wheeler Thackston, Harvard University, Summer 1990) Inscription: [^o^] Ba nam-i khudavand-i jan u khirad / kazin bartar andisha bar nagzarad.

Provenance:

From 1930s to 1970

Dr. Myron Bement Smith (1897-1970), New York acquired in Iran [1]

1970 – 71

Mrs. Myron Bement Smith, Washington DC [2]

From 1971

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. Myron Bement Smith, Washington DC [3]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

[2] See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

[3] See note 2. The object was transferred from the Freer Study Collection to the Permanent Collection in December 3, 1973.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Near Eastern Ceramics (May 10, 1985 to September 3, 1985)

Previous custodian or owner:

Dr. Myron Bement Smith (1897-1970)

Mrs. Myron Bement Smith

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Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Myron Bement Smith

Accession Number:

F1973.16

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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