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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
Location: Not on view

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, from northwestern Iran.
  • ?–1925
    (A. U. [Arthur Upham] Pope [1881–1969], Paris, France, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1925–?
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Pope, Arthur Upham. An Introduction to Persian Art since the Seventh Century A.D. London: P. Davies, 1930. Mentioned: p. 68; Reproduced: fig. 23
    Pope, Arthur Upham, Phyllis Ackerman, and Theodore Bestermann. A survey of Persian art. London: Oxford, 1938–39. Mentioned: Vol. II, p. 1533; Reproduced: Vol. V, pl. 616b
    Ackerman, Phyllis. Guide to the exhibition of Persian art. New York: Iranian Institute, 1940. Mentioned: p. 164, case 21, E
    Lane, Arthur. Early Islamic pottery; Mesopotamia, Egypt and Persia. London: Faber and Faber, 1953. Mentioned: p. 26
    Istituto italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente, and Mario Bussagli. Mostra d'arte iranica. Exhibition of Iranian art. Roma, Palazzo Brancaccio, giugno-agosto, 1956. Catalogo. Catalogue. Milano: "Silvana" editoriale d'arte, 1956. 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: pp. 267–268, no. 2
  • Exhibition of Persian Art. Italian Institute for the Middle and Far East, Rome, Italy (organizer) (May 31-September 30, 1956).
    Exhibition of Persian Art. Istituto Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente (organizer) (May 1-October 31, 1956).
    35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).
    Persian Art. Iranian Institute (organizer) (January 1-December 31, 1940).
    International Exhibition of Persian Art. Royal Academy of Arts (organizer) (January 7-February 28, 1931).
    Exhibition of Persian Art. Philadelphia Museum of Art (organizer) (October 1, 1926-January 1, 1927).
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