fragment
Object NameFragment with Inscription
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
TechniqueBlown, pincered
SizeOverall H: 1.5 cm; Rim Estimate Diam: 12 cm
Accession Number59.1.518
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment with Inscription. Transparent light bluish green. Blown; pincered. Fragment with parts of rim and wall. Rim plain, with rounded edge; wall curves down and in. Surviving decoration, 1.2-2.2 cm below rim, consists of rectangular motif (L. 2.7 cm, H. 1.4 cm) containing, upside down, short Kufic inscription in relief; interior surface is plain and slightly recessed. At one edge of fragment, trace of second pincered motif.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
