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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1936.48
Title
Silhouette-ware beaker with palmettes
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
12th-13th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Period
Seljuk-Atabeg period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216907

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Fritware with slip painting and sgraffito decoration under turquoise glaze (silhouette-ware)
Technique
Sgraffito
Dimensions
11 x 12.5 cm (4 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Sarah C. Sears Collection
Accession Year
1936
Object Number
1936.48
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Narayan Khandekar, On the Use of Culturally Appropriate Technical Terminology, AIC’s 50th Annual Meeting, American Institute for Conservation (https://faic.wpenginepowered.com/aic-postprints/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/07/06-GSP2022_Narayan_Khandekar_41-44.pdf, May 15, 2022), 1, Pages 41-44, Page 41

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