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appliqué

Object NameApplique with Winged Horse
Made FromGlass
Date600-799
Techniquestamped
SizeOverall H: 3.6 cm, W (max., surviving): 3.6 cm, Th (applique): 0.2-0.5 cm
Accession Number59.1.180
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Place Made
Western Asia
Physical DescriptionApplique with Winged Horse. Transparent very pale purple. Stamped. Roughly oval, with width greater than height, stamped in relief with winged horse walk-ing to left. Horse has wings pointing forward, one above and one below its head; one foreleg bent and other legs straight; and long tail. Edge of appliqué is slightly raised. Wall (Th. 0.2 cm) has bulb on interior.
Provenance
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medallion
1100-1199
goblet
possibly 1480-1490
Man, Horse, Dog, Bird
Boris Aleksandrovich Smirnov
about 1970
diorama
Charles David Aubin
about 1811-1820
bowl
99 BCE- 99 CE (bowl); 1911-1975 (decoration)