id:			159535
accession number:	1996.298
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.298
updated:		2023-01-11 08:01:45.586000

Albarello Jar with an Aphorism, 900s. Central Asia, Samarkand, Samanid period (819–1005). Earthenware with underglaze decoration; diameter: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.); overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1996.298

title:				Albarello Jar with an Aphorism
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creation date:			900s
creation date earliest:		900
creation date latest:		999
current location:		116 Islamic
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Central Asia, Samarkand, Samanid period (819–1005)
technique:	Earthenware with underglaze decoration
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Ceramic
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.); Overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	In Arabic:  al-haya min al-iman w'al-iman min al-janna
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation)
	opening date:   2021-05-21T04:00:00
	<i>Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 21, 2021-May 31, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Family of Gerard Cohen, Paris, France
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	(Momtaz Islamic Art, London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1996
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1996-
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fun fact:
The jar's Arabic inscription written in Eastern Kufic script.

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wall description:
The albarello was a jar designed to hold ointments and drugs for pharmacists. They were produced in the Middle East and Spain, as well as late medieval and Renaissance Italy. Albarellos are usually painted with floral, vegetal, or geometric designs. Arabic inscriptions are less common but here the elegant text reads: “Modesty [comes] from faith, and faith [comes] from Paradise,” attributed to the Prophet Muhammad.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Renaissance Armor, Early Islamic Ceramic, French Vase, Gleitsman Painting Added to Museum Collection,” December 13, 1996, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr4085

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