vase
Object NameVase with Egyptian Decoration
Factory
Moser Glassworks
(1857-present)
Made FromGlass, Enamel
Date1895-1896
Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Karlsbad
Techniqueblown, tooled, applied, iridized, enameled
SizeOverall H: 34.8 cm, Diam: 23.9 cm
Accession Number2010.3.167
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass, enamel; blown, tooled, applied, iridized, enameled. Conical vase with narrow cylindrical neck opening to wider bowl-shaped rim; two applied angular handles. Exterior of vase slightly iridized and decorated with multicolored enamels depicting scene with 15 figures and one horned animal set beneath hieroglyphics, and large hieroglyphic panel on reverse side. Band of zig-zag flank top and bottom of pictorial decoration; band of zig-zag beneath rim; floral sprays beneath each handle.Provenance
Source
Ian Simmonds
- 2010-11-08
