fragment
Object NameSpout with Animal and Bird and Fragment with Animals
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Techniqueblown, applied, relief-cut
SizeSpout (a) Diam: 10.9 cm; Neck (b) H: 14.4 cm; Neck Rim Diam: 4.9 cm
Accession Number55.1.141
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
From the world of Islam
Glass from the Ancient World
Place MadeNear East
Bottom of neck has continuous horizontal band of six contiguous flat rectangular facets, with raised border at top and stepped profile at bottom. Wall evidently decorated with large panel, top of which is interrupted behind handle, and which has border of two parallel raised lines. Between steps at bottom of neck and lower handle attachment, raised triangular area. Handle is elaborately cut, with thumb-rest in form of bird with hatched, folded wing and with lower attachment in form of heart-shaped palmette; between them, stepped geometric motifs and two horizontal ribs.
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