1981.95.13-20: Eight Sherds
Fragments
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1981.95.13-20
- Title
- Eight Sherds
- Classification
- Fragments
- Work Type
- sherd
- Date
- 9th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Middle East, Iraq, Basra
- Period
- Abbasid period
- Culture
- Islamic
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/328466
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Polychrome lustre ware, painted greenish-gold, blue and copper
- Dimensions
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(13) 5.5 x 4.2 cm; (14) 4.4 x 6.5 cm; (15) 5.3 x 3.8 cm;
(16) 5.4 x 4.2 cm; (17) 5.5 x 4.2 cm; (18) 3.5 x 3 cm;
(19) 3.7 x 6 cm; (20) 6.8 x 3.3 cm
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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[Phocion Tano, 1961/62] Cairo sold; to Professor George T. Scanlon, Cairo (1961/62-1981) gift; to Fogg Art Museum (1981).
NOTES:
In a letter from Scanlon, dealer claimed the sherds are from Fustat.
George T. Scanlon, Professor of Islamic art and architecture, American University Cairo.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. George T. Scanlon
- Accession Year
- 1981
- Object Number
- 1981.95.13-20
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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