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Object NameFragment of Beaker
Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding
Date1250-1275
Place Madeprobably Syria
TechniqueBlown, gilded, enameled
SizeOverall H: 2.8 cm, W: 6.5 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: about 12 cm
Accession Number79.1.299
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Animals in Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment of Beaker. Almost colorless, with yellowish tinge; decorated in gold, bright red, reddish pink, and light blue. Blown; gilded, enameled. Fragment of beaker. Rim (Th. 0.1-0.2 cm) tapers, with rounded lip and very shallow S-shaped profile. Decoration has thin red outlines filled with gilding or monochrome enamel. Just below rim, bird seen in profile, flying from right to left. It has small head with circular eye and long, pointed beak; neck is long and narrow; body tapers to pointed tail; wings, one raised and other pointing downward, have long, narrow feathers; legs are long, bent, and slender. Head, neck, and wings are bright red; body is reddish pink; eye, beak, and legs are gilded. Below and to left of bird, part of unidentified motif with areas of gilding, bright red, and blue.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
about 1800-1911
200-399
1800-1911
about 1800-1911
1720-1840
25 BCE-99 CE
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