ewer
Object NameEwer
Made FromGlass
Date800-899
Place MadeEgypt
TechniqueBlown, tooled, lustered
SizeRim H: 14 cm; Body Diam: 9 cm
Accession Number79.1.33
Credit LineGift of Richard C. Reedy
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Liquid Refreshment: 2000 Years of Drinks and Drinking Glasses
Iraq and China: Ceramics, Trade and Innovation
Glass of the Sultans
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionClear blue glass; blown, tooled, with yellow-orange luster decoration. The ewer has a globular pear-shape and a low foot and a long flaring neck. A curved handle is attached at the shoulder and the rim, topped with a tall, spherical thumb rest. Applied spiral thread decoration around the upper neck. Decorated with mottled, somewhat irregular and stylized rosette/vegetal patterns, in both yellow-orange and red luster stains. Virtually the entire surface is covered, with only small areas of clear blue glass "peeking" through. Pontil mark on base.Provenance
Source
Richard C. Reedy
- 1979-12-27
Former Collection
Oliver Hoare
- 1976-09-13
