Jar

Artist/Maker Syrian (Raqqa, Mesopotamia)

Date11th century

MediumStone paste with alkaline glaze

DimensionsOverall: 6 × 4 3/4 in. (15.2 × 12.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of the family of Ralph F. Hirschmann (OC 1943 and D. Sc. 1969 honoris causa)

Object number2017.15

Status

Not on view

Provenance(by ca.1930 at Dikran G. Kelekian, New York); purchased ca. 1937 by Martin Weinberger [1893-1965], New York; by gift ca.1965 to Mr. Ralph F. Hirschmann [1922-2009] and Mrs. Lucy Aliminosa Hirschmann [1917-2010]; by descent to Carla M. Hummel, Las Vegas, NV; by gift 2017 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH

Collections

Asian

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