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Object Name2 Fragments
Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding
Date1200-1399
Place MadeNear East; probably Syria
TechniqueMold-blown, enameled, gilded
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number73.1.41
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Betty Gruene Speir
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description2 Fragments. (73.1.41-1) Colorless glass, with yellowish-green tinge; blown in an open mold, enameled. gilded. Flared rim beaker; fragment preserves part of rim and body; rim rounded by reheating; thin red enamel line below rim defines wide register with kufic inscription outlined in red and filled with blue enamel "relief"; some traces of gilt fill remain; (73.1.41-2) colorless glass, with slight greenish tinge; probably blown, enameled, gilded. Unknown vessel; small body fragment preserves red enamel line with gilt kufic inscription above and below; red and blue enamel painted on interior surface for background colors.Provenance
Source
Betty Gruene Speir
- 1973
Former Collection
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874)
1200-1299
