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Bowl with Griffin

1100s

Northwest Iran, Garrus district, Seljuk period, 12th century

Earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decoration

Overall: 6.6 x 16.7 cm (2 5/8 x 6 9/16 in.)

Dudley P. Allen Fund 1925.1182

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Description

Animated animals such as this griffin and robust palmette scrolls characterize the bold designs that often appear on dark manganese backgrounds in Garrus ware.

Inscriptions

Inscription

Arabic letters in floriated Kufic on griffon's hip (ta or sad?) and above his back (kaf?).

Provenance

?-1925

(A. U. Pope [1881-1969], Paris, France, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

1925-?

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

Pope, Arthur Upham. A survey of Persian art, V II. London: Oxford. Mentioned: p. 1533; Reproduced: pl 616b

Pope, Arthur Upham. An Introduction to Persian Art Mentioned: p. 68; Reproduced: fig 23

Iranian Institute of America, and Phyllis Ackerman. 1940. Guide to the exhibition of Persian art. New York: Iranian Institute. Mentioned: p. 164, case 21, E

Lane, Arthur. 1953. Early Islamic pottery ; Mesopotamia, Egypt and Persia. London: Faber and Faber. Mentioned: p. 26

Istituto italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente, and Mario Bussagli. 1956. Mostra d'arte iranica. Exhibition of Iranian art. Roma, Palazzo Brancaccio, giugno-agosto, 1956. Catalogo. Catalogue. Milano: "Silvana" editoriale d'arte. Mentioned: p. 222; Reproduced: no. 330

The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 697 archive.org

Masteller, Kimberly. "Arthur Upham Pope and Collecting Persian Art for Kansas City." In Arthur Upham Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art. Yuka Kadoi, ed., 267-268. Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2016. Mentioned: p. 267-268, no. 2

Exhibition history

Exhibition of Persian Art. Philadelphia Museum of Art (organizer) (October 1, 1926-January 1, 1927).

International Exhibition of Persian Art. Royal Academy of Arts (organizer) (January 7-February 28, 1931).

Persian Art. Iranian Institute (organizer) (January 1-December 31, 1940).

35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).

Exhibition of Persian Art. Istituto Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente (organizer) (May 1-October 31, 1956).

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Northwest Iran, Garrus district, Seljuk period, 12th century

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