fragment
Object NameFragment with Animal
Made FromGlass
Date900-999
Place MadeNear East; possibly Egypt
Techniqueblown, relief-cut
SizeOverall H: 5.8 cm, D (est. avg): 5.5 cm
Accession Number55.1.146
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, with yellowish tinge. Blown; relief-cut. Fragment from wall or neck of vessel (TTh. 0.25cm), which is straight and vertical or almost vertical. Decorated in relief (Th. 0.1 cm) with animal walking
in left profile. Head has blunt muzzle and drilled dot representing eye, and is turned to look over shoulder;
neck and body are shown in raised outline and are completely filled with small, closely spaced printies; left front leg is straight, and shoulder has raised outline; hind left leg and haunch are indicated by single curved line; part of tail, again represented by single line, points forward above animal’s back. Details on head are indicated by hatching and one curved line that extends from muzzle toward back of head. Outlines of neck, body, and shoulder are notched.
Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-12-13
