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Vase
(Islamic World )
This vase has a bulbous body with a wide, spreading top and high foot. A large thuluth inscription is interspersed with two medallions with kufic script, forming a wide band around the body.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/15/1958 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 8/2/1974 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 13/16 x Diam: 5 3/4 in. (22.4 x 14.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.521