Bell-shaped ceramic jar in blue-gray tones, featuring a domed lid with a looped handle and embossed rectangular patches of varying size and shape scattered across the surface randomly.

Robert Turner

Ashanti
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Maker

Robert Turner (American, 1913–2005

Title

Ashanti

Year

1982

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

32.7 x 27.3 cm (12 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches) (diameter)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan

Object Number

2025.39.44ab

Type

Exhibition History

A Shared Journey
The Barkan Contemporary Ceramic Collection at the RISD Museum
Sep 13, 2025 – Mar 05, 2028
Decorative Arts and Design Galleries
Apr 15, 2014

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Robert Turner (American, 1913–2005
b. in Port Washington, New York)
Ashanti, 1982
Stoneware with glaze
32.7 x 27.3 cm (12 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches) (diameter)
Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan 2025.39.44ab

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