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House Model

Arts of the Islamic World

On View: Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor
MEDIUM Ceramic; fritware, molded with a turquoise glaze
  • Place Made: Iran
  • DATES 12th-13th century
    PERIOD Seljuk period
    DIMENSIONS 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (3.8 x 9.5 x 14.3 cm)  (show scale)
    ACCESSION NUMBER 75.3
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Fraad
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1974, provenance not yet documented; by 1974, purchased at Sotheby's New York by Dr. Lewis M. Fraad and Irma London Fraad (Mrs. Lewis M. Fraad); January 14, 1975, gift of Dr. Lewis M. Fraad and Irma London Fraad to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CAPTION House Model, 12th-13th century. Ceramic; fritware, molded with a turquoise glaze, 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (3.8 x 9.5 x 14.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Fraad, 75.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 75.3_PS11.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, 75.3_PS11.jpg., 2018
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     <em>House Model</em>, 12th-13th century. Ceramic; fritware, molded with a turquoise glaze, 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (3.8 x 9.5 x 14.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Fraad, 75.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 75.3_PS11.jpg)