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dip mold

Object NameDip Mold

Maker Uthman b. Abu Nasr

Made FromCopper-Zinc Alloy (Brass)

Date1000-1299

Place Madeprobably Western Asia

Techniquecast, inscription incised

SizeOverall H: 11.4 cm, Diam (max): 8.8 cm

Accession Number86.7.15

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Glass of the Sultans

Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World

Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome

On ViewAncient Gallery

Physical DescriptionDip Mold. Reddish brown copper-zinc alloy (brass); cast, incised. Mold shaped like truncated cone. Rim in form of narrow flange, with flat top and rounded edge; wall straight; base plain, slightly convex. Interior has molded decoration in prominent relief: on wall, extending from top to bottom, 13 continuous horizontal rows of tall, narrow rhomboid bosses arranged in quincunx; on floor, rosette consisting of seven widely spaced, narrow rhomboid bosses, surrounded by continuous ring of 13 narrow rhomboid bosses. On outside, incised Arabic inscription consisting of two lines of Nashki script: Uthman b. Abu Nasr / az-Zajjaz: Uthman, son of Abu Nasr, glassmaker.
Provenance

Source Sotheby's - 1986-04-16
London, lot 33